cellular aging
1aging — ag·ing (āʹjĭng) n. 1. The process of growing old or maturing. 2. An artificial process for imparting the characteristics and properties of age. * * * Gradual change in an organism that leads to increased risk of weakness, disease, and death. It… …
2DNA damage theory of aging — The DNA damage theory of aging proposes that aging is a consequence of unrepaired DNA damage accumulation. Damage in this context includes chemical reactions that mutate DNA and/or interfere with DNA replication. Although both mitochondrial and… …
3human aging — ▪ physiology and sociology Introduction physiological changes that take place in the human body leading to senescence, the decline of biological functions and of the ability to adapt to metabolic stress. In humans the physiological… …
4Network theory of aging — The network theory of aging supports the idea that multiple connected processes contribute to the biology of aging. Kirkwood and Kowald helped to establish the first model of this kind by connecting theories and predict specific mechanisms. In… …
5Neurobiology of Aging —   Abbreviated ti …
6Caretaker gene — Changes in the genome that allow uncontrolled cell proliferation or cell immortality are responsible for cancer. It is believed that the major changes in the genome that lead to cancer arise from mutations in Tumor Suppressor Genes 1. In 1997,… …
7Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
8Altern — Die Zeit befiehlt dem Alter, die Schönheit zu zerstören, Ölgemälde von Pompeo Batoni aus dem Jahr 1746 …
9Suresh Rattan — (full name: Suresh Inder Singh Rattan ; born in 1955 in Amritsar, India) is a biogerontologist a researcher in the field of biology of aging, biogerontology.In addition to his professional research work on the biology of aging, he is also very… …
10Telomerase — An enzyme (a biologic catalyst) that has to do with the telomere, the end of the chromosome which is composed of short repeated DNA sequences. Telomerase may play a role in the formation, maintenance, and renovation of telomeres and perhaps in… …
