title: Self-annihilation: a cell's story of suicide.
abstract: This article presents an analysis of cell death. An in-depth review of the pathophysiology of apoptosis is presented. This article is not typical of those usually seen in DCCN but is of importance because it describes the process of cell death, which occurs in all patients.
authors.affiliation: Elkhart General Healthcare System, Elkhart, Indiana 46514, USA. khenke@egh.org
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Henke
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eigsti
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D002843:Chromatin / Q000502:physiology; D053938:DNA Fragmentation / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000502:physiology; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin