Aging of the genome
the dual role of DNA in life and death
Vijg, Jan.
creator
text
enk
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2007
monographic
eng
1 online resource (x, 372 p.) : ill.
Aging has long been ascribed to the gradual accumulation of mutations in the genome. However, it is only recently that the technology has been developed to test this theory and its consequences. This book reviews the concept of genomic instability as a possible universal cause of aging in complex organisms.
specialized
Jan Vijg.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Aging
Genetic aspects
Apoptosis
Genomes
Developmental genetics
DNA damage
QP86
612.8
9780191728242 (ebook) :
0191728241 (ebook) :
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198569237.001.0001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198569237.001.0001
StDuBDS
100317
20150804193932.0
EDZ0000075928