Name the theory of aging that suggests that the adverse physical effects of aging are the result of a gradual loss of control mechanisms in the pituitary and hypothalamus
a. Free-radical theory c. Stochastic theory
b. Programmed theory d. Neuroendocrine theory
D
The neuroendocrine theory attributes aging to gradual changes in or the loss of the mechanisms that control the organs through chemical signals. The free-radical theory attributes aging to the accumulation of destructive products of metabolic oxidation. The programmed theory attributes aging to cells exhausting a predetermined number of replications. A stochastic theory attributes aging to the accumulation of random damage to DNA and other molecules.
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