Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Author's note
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The evolved anatomical and physiological design of mammals
- 3 Maintenance of the adult organism
- 4 Theories of ageing
- 5 Cellular ageing
- 6 Genetic programmes for ageing
- 7 The evolution of longevity
- 8 Human disease and ageing
- 9 A better understanding of ageing
- Notes
- References
- Author index
- Subject index
Notes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 March 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Author's note
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The evolved anatomical and physiological design of mammals
- 3 Maintenance of the adult organism
- 4 Theories of ageing
- 5 Cellular ageing
- 6 Genetic programmes for ageing
- 7 The evolution of longevity
- 8 Human disease and ageing
- 9 A better understanding of ageing
- Notes
- References
- Author index
- Subject index
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- Understanding Ageing , pp. 153 - 172Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1995