Mathematical modeling of the aging processes and the mechanisms of mortality: paramount role of heterogeneity

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1277-1288

  Rossolini, Giuliana ^a   Piantanelli, Lucio ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging biomarkers; Complex systems; Heterogeneity; Mathematical models; Mortality; Mortality leveling off; Rate of aging; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

MARKER;

AGING; CANCER INCIDENCE; KINETICS; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 0034894820     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5565(01)00092-4     Document Type: Short Survey

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