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Ageing – Future Directions for Research in the Biology of Ageing
Published Online: 28 MAY 2003
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003394
Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Kirkwood, T. B. 2003. Ageing – Future Directions for Research in the Biology of Ageing. eLS. .
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- Published Online: 28 MAY 2003
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Abstract
An increasing fraction of the world's population is living to an age when intrinsic biological constraints take their toll on health and quality of life through age-related frailty. As the number of older people increases, so does the number suffering from a wide range of age-associated disabilities and diseases.
Keywords:
- ageing;
- senescence;
- longevity;
- genetics;
- stress
