On the nature of aging

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 93-108

  Semsei, Imre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aging process; Information level; Maximum life span; Multifactorial nature; Theory

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; LIFESPAN; MUTATION; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; THEORY;

EID: 0034663261     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(00)00147-0     Document Type: Article

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