Cell death: hook, line and linker.
The programmed death of particular cells in Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila has been shown to occur by non-apoptotic programs regulated by developmental timing. Such alternative programs may be used as a general mechanism to eliminate differentiated, functional cells.
Kumar
Ashish
A
Department of MCD Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
Rothman
Joel H
JH
D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development; D016923:Cell Death; D004330:Drosophila / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development