[Apoptosis and programmed cell death].
It is well known that cells constituting animal bodies can die in a controlled manner. This phenomenon, termed as apoptosis, is an active process of cellular self-destruction and different from necrosis. I will briefly review the studies of apoptosis with special emphasis on programmed cell death in animal development.
Department of Biochemistry, Wakayama Medical College, Japan.
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D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics; D002450:Cell Communication; D002453:Cell Cycle; D016923:Cell Death / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis