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Definition of 'Aging'

The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time.

Common names: Aging; Senescence; Biological Aging; Aging, Biological

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Intracellular presence of insulin and its phosphorylated receptor in non-small cell lung cancer.

29 Nov 2009 Insulin has been known for a long time to influence the growth and differentiation of normal and transformed cells. In order to delineate the role of insulin specifically in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), we have now searched by ... Read more...


Clinical outcome after 450 revascularization procedures for moyamoya disease. Clinical article.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECT: Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare cerebrovascular disease mainly described in the Asian literature. To address a lack of data on clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes in the treatment of MMD in North America, the authors analyzed ... Read more...


The role of disability in explaining long-term care utilization.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: In view of aging populations, it is important to improve our understanding of the determination of long-term care (LTC) service use among the middle-aged and elderly population. We examined the likelihood of using 2 levels of LTC-homecare ... Read more...

 

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Definition: The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time.

Descriptor UI: D000375

Alternative terms: Aging; Senescence; Biological Aging; Aging, Biological;

Related Mesh Headings: Skin Aging; Cell Aging;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; drug effects; ethnology; genetics; immunology; metabolism; physiology; psychology; radiation effects; urine; ethics; pathology;

Tree Number: G07.700.320.124;

Technical Notes: human & animal; IM; aging process anywhere between birth & old age; differentiation from other age-related terms: Manual 28.16, 34.10; "aging" of lower organisms, cultures, drugs, etc. is probably TIME FACTORS; AGING, PREMATURE is also available

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