Summary: A Psycho-physiological model of aging
F:a Hjärn-konsult, Hanö, 294 07 Sölvesborg Tel +4645653055, P-G 193461-1
Bo Hagberg
Dept of Psychology
Lund University Sweden
Paper presented at The Institute of Gerontology
Monday September 24, 2007
A Psycho-physiological model of aging
F:a Hjärn-konsult, Hanö, 294 07 Sölvesborg Tel +4645653055, P-G 193461-1
Synopsis
·Does wear and tear still matter for aging?
·Indication that this might be the case
·A psycho-physiological model
·The endocrinological mechanisms
·Testing the model
A Psycho-physiological model of aging
F:a Hjärn-konsult, Hanö, 294 07 Sölvesborg Tel +4645653055, P-G 193461-1
"Wear and tear" first formulated as a theory of aging
by Weismann in 1882
"the disposable soma theory" (Kirkwood and others 1979)

Source: Arnold, Jonathan - Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center & Department of Genetics, University of Georgia

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