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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      31 March 2010
      27 January 1995
      ISBN:
      9780511623233
      9780521417884
      9780521478021
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511623233
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.542kg, 224 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.544kg, 224 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Life Sciences, Geriatrics, Medicine, Cell Biology and Developmental Biology
      Series:
      Developmental and Cell Biology Series (30)
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    Subjects:
    Life Sciences, Geriatrics, Medicine, Cell Biology and Developmental Biology
    Series:
    Developmental and Cell Biology Series (30)
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    This book presents a completely novel approach to the understanding of ageing, which many believe is an unsolved problem in biology. It explains why ageing exists in animals, and reviews our understanding of it at the biological level. This includes a discussion of the origins and evolution of ageing. The book is not a review of research on ageing, but instead draws on material from a wide range of disciplines, including the very extensive biomedical information about age-related diseases in humans. Understanding Ageing argues that much research needs to be done on the cellular and molecular aspects of ageing, if the origins of these diseases are to be understood, and their prevention made possible. This thought-provoking book will appeal to all students and researchers who are interested in ageing, whether they are working in the clinical or basic research sphere.

    Reviews

    ‘Robin Holliday offers a superb overview with emphasis on the cellular and molecular biology of ageing …’

    Source: Nature

    ‘Holliday writes in a direct and energetic style that makes his text highly readable. I would certainly recommend it to students … an excellent text.’

    Linda Partridge Source: Elsevier Trends in Ecology and Evolution

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