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Modern Theories of Aging and Their Application to Ocular Senescence

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The Changing Visual System

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSA,volume 222))

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In gerontological analyses it is not unusual for data in some specialist field to be reviewed, and then for an attempt to be made to fit them into an existing theoretical frame-work. If the two are consistent with each other, a given theory may receive a boost over rival ones. This procedure is based on an assumption frequently implicit in assessments of data on senescence, namely that most, if not all, manifestations of human aging can be described largely by but a single mechanism.

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  1. Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, King’s College London (University of London), Cornwall House Annex Waterloo Rd., London, SE1 8TX, UK

    R. A. Weale

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  1. University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

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  2. University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA

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Weale, R.A. (1991). Modern Theories of Aging and Their Application to Ocular Senescence. In: Bagnoli, P., Hodos, W. (eds) The Changing Visual System. NATO ASI Series, vol 222. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3390-0_2

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