The Biology of Human Ageing (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Ageing as a consequence of natural selection T. B. L. Kirkwood and R. Holliday; 2. Genetic information in ageing cells S. P. Modak, D. D. Deogagkar, G. Leuba-Gfeller, C. Gonet and S. Basu-Modak; 3. Insects as models for testing theories of ageing M. J. Lamb; 4. Human cell culture systems in the study of ageing A. H. Bittles and Y. Sambuy; 5. Estimation of biological maturity in the older child M. A. Preece and L. A. Cox; 6. Biological age assessment in adulthood G. A. Borkan; 7. Skeletal age and palaeodemography T. I. Molleson; 8. Cell death and the loss of structural units of organs D. Bellamy; 9. The prospects for mortality decline and consequent changes in age structure of the population B. Benjamin; 10. Where do old people come from? An evaluation of American population projections J. S. Macdonald; 11. Age structure of Soviet population in the Caucasus: facts and myths Zh. A. Medvedev; 12. The health of an ageing population J. Grimley Evans; 13. Can we tell our age from our biochemistry A. Bailey; 14. Dietary manipulation of ageing: an animal model B. J. Merry; 15. Customary physical activity in the elderly J. M. Patrick; 16. Effects of ageing on human homeostasis K. J. Collins and A. N. Exton-Smith.