Longevity & Evolution
Author:   Gustavo Barja
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
ISBN:  

9781616683344


Pages:   194
Publication Date:   23 February 2011
Format:   Hardback
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This book reviews research on presently known theories and mechanisms responsible for the rate of ageing and maximum longevity of different animals including birds, mammals and humans (to explain ""how"" do we age and the velocity of the ageing process). In addition, this book deals with the historical evolutionary explanations of ageing and longevity (""why"" do we age). The mechanisms discussed include mitochondria and oxygen free radicals, the presence of macromolecules constitutively highly resistant to deleterious modification in the tissues of long-lived animals, insulin/IGF-1 like signalling, telomere shortening, dietary restrictions, and other proposed molecular mechanisms.

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Author:   Gustavo Barja
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.446kg
ISBN:  

9781616683344


ISBN 10:   1616683341
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   23 February 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword; Introduction; Aging, Longevity & Disease: From Ephemeral Life to Eternal Youth; What Causes Aging?: Theories of Biological Aging; The Double Edge Sword: Oxygen as Needed for Life & as a Main Cause of Aging; Eating Less Prolongs Life; Only Change is Eternal: Mechanisms of Biological Evolution; Why Aging?: Evolutionary Explanations of Longevity; The States of the Evolution of Complexity; Glossary; References; Index.

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