The clock of ages :
Medina, John J.
The clock of ages : why we age-how we age-winding back the clock / Why we age-how we age-winding back the clock John J. Medina. - Cambridge, England ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996. - xi, 332 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-325) and index.
Pt. 1. Who ages? 1. A slippery overarching definition. 2. Humanizing aging and death. 3. Why age at all? -- Pt. 2. How do we age? 4. How the skin and hair age. 5. The aging of bones, muscles and joints. 6. The aging of the brain. 7. How the heart ages. 8. The aging of the lungs. 9. What happens to the digestion. 10. How the senses age. 11. The aging of the reproductive system -- Pt. 3. Why do we age? 12. A tale of two theories. 13. Error accumulation. 14. Programmed death. 15. Winding back the clock. 16. Conclusions.
0521462444
Aging
Aging--Genetic aspects
Aging--Molecular aspects
WT104
612.6/7
The clock of ages : why we age-how we age-winding back the clock / Why we age-how we age-winding back the clock John J. Medina. - Cambridge, England ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996. - xi, 332 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-325) and index.
Pt. 1. Who ages? 1. A slippery overarching definition. 2. Humanizing aging and death. 3. Why age at all? -- Pt. 2. How do we age? 4. How the skin and hair age. 5. The aging of bones, muscles and joints. 6. The aging of the brain. 7. How the heart ages. 8. The aging of the lungs. 9. What happens to the digestion. 10. How the senses age. 11. The aging of the reproductive system -- Pt. 3. Why do we age? 12. A tale of two theories. 13. Error accumulation. 14. Programmed death. 15. Winding back the clock. 16. Conclusions.
0521462444
Aging
Aging--Genetic aspects
Aging--Molecular aspects
WT104
612.6/7