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The Biology of Senescence

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Ageing is the time-dependent functional decline that affects a living species. Senescence is as complicated as life. The mean lifespan of humans has been increasing for a century and population ageing has shaped a totally new medical landscape.

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Swynghedauw, B. (2019). Introduction. In: The Biology of Senescence. Practical Issues in Geriatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15111-9_1

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