Envejecimiento, proceso biológico y oportunidad de intervención preventiva o terapéutica

Authors

  • Rafael Jara L. Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. Departamento de Medicina. Sección de Geriatría

Abstract

Ageing is a complex biological proccess that has been explained trhough different theories. Each one of these theories has produced a great body of knowledge and nowdays it seems possible find means of intervention the ageing proccess and develop therapeutical strategies from them. In this paper these theories are revised and some intervention means are mentioned.

Keywords:

Envejecimiento, Geriatría, Prevención Primaria, Senescencia Celular