title: Apoptosis: death as a "vital" biological function.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Developmental Biology, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Schnaper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000276:immunology*; D016923:Cell Death; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology; D016877:Oxidants; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
chemical_list: D016877:Oxidants; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2