A simple derivation of the Gompertz law for human mortality

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B. I. Shklovskii
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[1] University of Minnesota,William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute
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Theory in Biosciences | 2005年 / 123卷
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Mortality rate; Defective cells; Immunology response weakening;
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The Gompertz law of dependence of human mortality rate on age is derived from a simple model of death as a result of an exponentially rare escape of abnormal cells from immunological response.
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