title: Mechanisms and clinical implications of apoptosis.
abstract: The importance of controlled cell death in a variety of diseases has now been recognized and apoptosis research has become one of the fastest growing fields in medical science. Scientific advances are rapidly being applied to clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Voss
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Cotton
mesh_terms: D017304:Annexin A5 / Q000378:metabolism; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism; D053938:DNA Fragmentation; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D011506:Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017304:Annexin A5; D011506:Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019014:fas Receptor; D020169:Caspases