Aging and the Inevitable Limit to Human Life Span

Gerontology
Jan Vijg, Eric Le Bourg

Abstract

There is a long-lasting debate about a natural limit to human life span, and it has been argued that the maximum reported age at death, which has not increased for ca 25 years, fluctuates around 115 years, even if some persons live beyond this age. We argue that the close connection of species-specific longevity with life history strategies explains why human life span is limited and cannot reach the considerably longer life spans of several other species.

Citations

Jul 6, 2019·The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences·Natalia S Gavrilova, Leonid A Gavrilov
Nov 21, 2019·European Journal of Clinical Investigation·Jack E James
Nov 14, 2019·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Yurong GaoJaemin Lee
Nov 11, 2017·Frontiers in Physiology·Adrien MarckJean-François Toussaint
Apr 18, 2018·Frontiers in Medicine·Claudio FranceschiStefano Salvioli
Jul 12, 2019·Gerontology·Leonid A Gavrilov, Natalia S Gavrilova

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