Cybernetic principles of aging and rejuvenation: The buffering challenging strategy for life extension

Current Aging Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-75

  Heylighen, Francis ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aging; Challenges; Cybernetics; Hormesis; Life extension; Order from noise; Regulation; Requisite variety

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; MINERAL; TOXIN; VITAMIN;

AGING; ARTICLE; CYBERNETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EVOLUTION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFE EXTENSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REJUVENATION; RIGIDITY; ADAPTATION; AGE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HEALTH STATUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMESIS; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; CYBERNETICS; HEALTH STATUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMESIS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REJUVENATION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84904731212     PISSN: 18746098     EISSN: 18746128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874609807666140521095925     Document Type: Article

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