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Aging of Organisms 2003 Edition
Contributor(s): Osiewacz, H. D. (Editor)

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ISBN: 1402014066     ISBN-13: 9781402014062
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE: $161.49  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2003
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Developmental Biology
- Science | Life Sciences - Cell Biology
- Science | Life Sciences - Molecular Biology
Dewey: 571.878
LCCN: 2003051896
Series: Biology of Aging and Its Modulation
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.28 lbs) 276 pages
Features: Index
 
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Biological aging as the time-depending general decline of biological systems associated with a progressively increasing mortality risk is a general phenomenom of great significance. The underlying processes are very complex and depending on genetic and environment factors. These factors encode or affect a network of interconnected cellular pathways. In no system this network has been deciphered in greater detail. However, the strategy of studying various biological systems has let to the identification of pathways and specific modules and makes it obvious that aging is the result of different overlapping mechanisms and pathways. Some of these appear to be conserved ("public") among species, others are specific or "private" and only of significance in one or a few organisms. This volume in the series on "Biology of aging and its modulation" specifically focuses on organismic aging. The book covers research on organisms from lower to higher complexity representing examples from very diverse taxa like photosynthetic plants, fungi, sponges, nematodes, flies, birds and mammals. Such a broad treatise of this complex topic provides a comprehensive "flavor" about the current issues dealt with in this rapidly growing scientific discipline.
 
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