BIOL 512 - Physiology of Aging

Units: 3

Examines changes in animal physiology that occurs during aging. Subjects include evolutionary and proximate causes of aging, physiological mechanisms proposed to explain aging, and methods to study and to manipulate rate of aging (e.g. caloric restriction). Both theoretical concepts and empirical examples will be addressed.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 353 , or enrollment in the Biological Sciences graduate program.