The significance of apoptosis in the liver.
Apoptosis is a form of cell death which occurs in normal as well as in pathological tissues. We provide a description of the morphological changes during apoptosis and an overview of the role of apoptosis dysregulation in the pathogenesis of non-neoplastic liver diseases.
Benedetti
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Dept of Gastroenterology, University of Ancona, Italy.
Marucci
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D017209:Apoptosis; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology*