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Aging and human longevity /

This book combines a scientific and medical description of aging with a critical review of ways to prolong life. The first part gives an overview of the complex biological mechanisms of aging and of the consequences of tissue and system aging in humans. The role of genetic and environmental factors...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schulz-Aellen, Marie-Françoise, 1947-
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Birkhäuser, [1997]
Subjects:	Aging. Longevity. Aging > physiology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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