Towards Prolongation of the Healthy Life Span: Practical Approaches to Intervention

by Denham Harman (Editor), Robin Holliday (Editor), Mohsen Meydani (Editor)

This volume discusses the latest significant research on biological changes with age and the application of this knowledge to the problem of increasing the healthy life span. Data indicates that formation of superoxide radicals by mitochondria determines the rate of aging. This topic is discussed in order to find possible practical measures to decrease superoxide radical formation. Telomeres and the Hayflick limit are also discussed.

524 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1998