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Brain and Longevity

By Caleb E. Finch , Jean-Marie Robine , Yves Christen Ph.D. (eds.) , Y. Christen (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2003
ISBN
978-3-642-63948-7, 978-3-642-59356-7
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-59356-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5187112 bytes)
Series
Research and Perspectives in Longevity
Edition
1
Pages
179\185
Time added
2014-01-18 08:00:00
Neurosciences; Geriatrics/Gerontology

Description

In this third volume on longevity Fondation Ipsen has again collected the most recent results in research on genes and diet in the evolution of human longevity, educational level and longevity, cognitive impairment and survival at older age and other contributions. The preponderance of relatively short - compared to long-lived organisms suggests that morphogenesis is easier to accomplish than is maintenace of soma, whereas the broad range of longevities of organisms demonstrates that maintaining soma for extended periods of time is possible. The underlying assumption of "disposable soma" theory of aging is that the expense of maintaining somatic cells depends on their contribution to the welfare of the germ cells.

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