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| Molecular biology's impact on our understanding of aging | | Author(s) | David M A Mann |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 315, no 7115, 25 October 1997 |
| Pages | pp 1078-1081 (BMJ Aging issue) |
| Keywords | Biological ageing ; Biological sciences ; Dementia. |
| Annotation | Molecular biology helps us to understand the causes of ageing and disease, their interdependence, and how these determine how we will fare in later life. This article summarises knowledge in this area as it relates to: defects in mitochondrial DNA which promote oxidative stress mediated cell damage; age related disorders such as Alzheimer's disease; and genetic changes in normal ageing. This review can only hint at the power that molecular biology has to explain why we age or become ill in later life. How we respond to future insights in terms of health care and preventive medicine in later life will be a major challenge for research and society alike. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971118417 A |
| Classmark | BH: Y7: EA * |
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