Evolutionary Explanations of the “Actuarial Senescence in the Wild” and of the “State of Senility”
A large set of data suggests that progressive reduction of fitness and senile decay in vertebrates are in correlation with the decline of cell replication capacities. However, the limits in such capacities are hardly explained in evolutionarily terms by current gerontological theories that rule out...
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Language: | English |
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Wiley
2006-01-01
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Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.209 |
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