Biology of aging : observations and principles / Robert Arking.

Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, [1998], ©1998.

xviii, 570 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

2nd ed.

Includes bibliographic references (p. 529-558) and index

pt. 1. Defining and measuring aging -- ch. 1. Perspectives on aging -- ch. 2. Measuring age-related changes in populations --ch. 3. Measuring age-related changes in individuals -- pt. 2. Evolution and description of aging --ch. 4. Evolutionary and comparative aspects of longevity and aging -- ch. 5. Human aging -- ch. 6. Genetic determinants of longevity -- ch. 7. Altering aging: interventions known to modify longevity and aging -- pt. 3. Theories of aging --ch. 8. Concepts and theories of aging: an appreciation -- ch. 9.Stochastic theories of aging -- ch. 10. Systemic theories of aging -- ch. 11. Aging as an intracellular process -- ch. 12. Aging as a breakdown of intercellular regulatory processes -- pt. 4. Conclusions and prospects -- ch. 13. Is there a common mechanism of aging -- ch. 14. Aging-related research and societal goals.