Senescence Physiology or Pathology

• Weitere Verfasser: Dorszewska, Jolanta (Herausgegeben von), Kozubski, Wojciech (Herausgegeben von)
• Format: Elektronisch Buchkapitel
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlicht: IntechOpen 2017
• Schlagworte: Medical genetics; aging, inflammation, oxidative stress, alzheimer's disease, apoptosis, epigenetics
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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...