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Chapter 31 Central Immune Senescence, Reversal Potentials


Author: Kvell, Krisztian, Pongracz, Judit E.
Source: Directory of Open Access Books
Publisher: InTechOpen
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Ageing is a complex process that affects all living organisms. Senescence is not only conceivable in multicellular organisms, but also in unicellulars. Unlike certain diseases that have specific morbidity rates, ageing is a physiological process that affects all individuals that live long enough (unaffected by i.e. predation or famine) to experience senescence.