Senescence Physiology or Pathology

• Other Authors: Dorszewska, Jolanta (Editor), Kozubski, Wojciech (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2017
• Subjects: Medical genetics; aging, inflammation, oxidative stress, alzheimer's disease, apoptosis, epigenetics
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the second half of the twentieth century, life expectancy was prolonged, and the number of elderly people increased. The effect of population aging increases in the frequency of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, epilepsy, and stroke. Also, a higher...