Medina, John <br/><br/>
The clock of ages  why we age, how we age, winding back the clock 
John J. Medina. 
 - 1st pbk. ed. 
 - Cambridge [England]  New York  Cambridge University Press  1997. 
 - xi, 332 p.  ill.  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: 1996. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-325) and index. 
<br/><br/>Who ages? -- A slippery overarching definition -- Humanizing aging and death -- Why age at all -- How do we age? -- How the skin and hair age -- The aging of bones, muscles and joints -- The aging of the brain -- How the heart ages -- The aging of the lungs -- What happens to the digestion -- How the senses age -- The aging of the reproductive system -- Why do we age? -- A tale of two theories -- Error accumulation -- Programmed death -- Winding back the clock. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521594561 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>95040712  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aging<br/>Aging--physiology.<br/>Aging--genetics.<br/>Aging<br/>Aging--Molecular aspects.<br/>Aging--Genetic aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612.67  / M4911c