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Evolutionary theories of aging and longevity.

TheScientificWorldJournal - 7 Feb 2002

Gavrilov Leonid A, Gavrilova Natalia S

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The purpose of this article is to provide students and researchers entering the field of aging studies with an introduction to the evolutionary theories of aging, as well as to orient them in the abundant modern scientific literature on evolutionary gerontology. The following three major evolutionary theories of aging are discussed: 1) the theory of programmed death suggested by August Weismann, 2) the mutation...

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PMID: 12806021
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2002.96
PMCID: PMC6009642

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