Understanding Ageing by Robin Holliday

Understanding Ageing by Robin Holliday

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This book presents a novel approach to understanding ageing, which many believe is still an unsolved problem. It explains why ageing exists in animals, reviews our understanding of it at the biological level, discusses ageing's origins, the evolution of ageing and age-related diseases.

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Understanding Ageing by Robin Holliday

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.
'Robin Holliday offers a superb overview with emphasis on the cellular and molecular biology of ageing …' Nature
'Holliday writes in a direct and energetic style that makes his text highly readableI would certainly recommend it to students … an excellent text.' Linda Partridge, Elsevier Trends in Ecology and Evolution
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ISBN 13 9780521478021
ISBN 10 0521478022
Title Understanding Ageing
Author Robin Holliday
Series Developmental And Cell Biology Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1995-01-27
Number of pages 224
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