Introduction to cell mechanics and mechanobiology / Roger B. McDonald.

By:

Jacobs, Christopher R [author]

Contributor(s):

Huang, Hayden [co-author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, NY : Garland Publishing, c2013Description: xv, 368 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:

9780815344254

Subject(s):

CELLS -- AGING

LOC classification:

QH 645.5 .J33 2013

Contents:

Basic concepts in the biology of aging -- Measuring biological aging -- Evolutionary theories of longevity and aging -- Cellular aging -- Genetics of longevity -- Plant senescence -- Human longevity -- The physiology of human aging -- Age-related disease in humans -- Modulating human aging and longevity -- Appendix: US life table calculations -- Glossary.

Summary: Biology of Aging presents the biological principles that have led to a new understanding of the causes of aging and describes how these basic principles help one to understand the human experience of biological aging, longevity, and age-related disease. Intended for undergraduate biology students, it describes how the rate of biological aging is measured; explores the mechanisms underlying cellular aging; discusses the genetic pathways that affect longevity in various organisms; outlines the normal age-related changes and the functional decline that occurs in physiological systems over the lifespan; and considers the implications of modulating the rate of aging and longevity. The book also includes end-of-chapter discussion questions to help students assess their knowledge of the material.

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Books

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Main General Circulation	Pharmacy	GC QH 645.5 .J33 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000009487

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Biology of Aging presents the biological principles that have led to a new understanding of the causes of aging and describes how these basic principles help one to understand the human experience of biological aging, longevity, and age-related disease. Intended for undergraduate biology students, it describes how the rate of biological aging is measured; explores the mechanisms underlying cellular aging; discusses the genetic pathways that affect longevity in various organisms; outlines the normal age-related changes and the functional decline that occurs in physiological systems over the lifespan; and considers the implications of modulating the rate of aging and longevity. The book also includes end-of-chapter discussion questions to help students assess their knowledge of the material.

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