Biology of Longevity and Aging: Pathways and Prospects

by Robert Arking

The latest edition of Robert Arking's seminal text on the biology of aging takes on an extended title, since the field of gerontology has advanced to a point at which it is possible to separate the topic into two implicit subsets, longevity and aging. This multi-faceted description of the biology of aging guides the reader through increasingly interesting answers to seven fundamental questions: What is aging? Why do we age? What mechanisms support...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199387966
• ISBN13: 9780199387960
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.3" x 10.1"