HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Y Chromosome, Lipofuscin, Elastin
3 Feb 2017
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Biology of aging and the impact of lifestyle on the aging process. Maximum life span: the max numbers a years a species can live. Reflects the survival potential of members, can only change if the genetic has changed. 120-125 for humans oldest human is jeanne calment; lived 122 years. Had valid documented, oldest verify human oldest canadian is getting 112 year, ellen life exp; number of years at birth average member of a population can live to, canadians to 83: different at diff milestones at life. Canada to other areas, japan has the highest and us the lowest. Diff w men and women, women outlive men throughout the world. Male to female ratio, same then should have a 100 same number is both. More males born than females in the species, after growing year 2nd decade, male to female ratio gets bigger. In 1920, 1 year diff in gap, move 20th century, diff got greater.
