Ageing: Lessons from C. elegans (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book brings together in one volume the current state of ageing research in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. The authors are leading researchers in the field, placing this topic in the context of human ageing, describing how and why basic discoveries in this simple organism have impacted our prospects for intervention in the ageing process. The authors cover a broad range of topics with regards to organismal and reproductive ageing including anatomical, physiological and biochemical changes, as well as genetic and environmental interventions that promote longevity and ameliorate age-related disease. Ageing is the single most important factor determining the onset of human disease in developed countries. With current worldwide demographic trends indicating that the number of individuals over the age of 65 will continue to rise, it is clear that an understanding of the processes that underpin ageing and age-related disease represents a key challenge in the biomedical sciences. In recent years there have been huge advances in our understanding of the ageing process and many of these have stemmed from genetic analysis of C. elegans. With no analogous book in this subject area this work will be of interest to a wide audience, ranging from academic researchers to the general public.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Healthy Ageing and Longevity, 5
Release date:	December 2016
First published:	2017
Editors:	Anders Olsen • Matthews Gill
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	439
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-44701-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Medical genetics Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Geriatric medicine Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Cellular biology > General Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Human reproduction, growth & development > Human growth & development > Maturation & ageing
LSN:	3-319-44701-7
Barcode:	9783319447018

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