title: [Apoptosis lymphocytes T and B in adenoid].
abstract: Apoptosis is a physiological form of cell death, which plays an important role in embryogenesis, cellular homeostasis, tissue atrophy and removal of tumor and mutated cells. Apoptosis of T and B lymphocytes is a fundamental process regulating antigen receptor selection during T cell maturation and homeostasis of the immune system. It also plays a key role in elimination of autoreactive lymphocytes. There are two major signaling pathways of apoptosis: the death receptor pathway and intrinsic pathway the mitochondrial pathway.
authors: Akademia Medyczna w Białymstoku, Zakład Laboratoryjnej Diagnostyki Pediatrycznej. zelazowskab@wp.pl
authors: Beata
authors: B
authors: Zelazowska-Rutkowska
authors: Jolanta
authors: J
authors: Wysocka
authors: Karol
authors: K
authors: Ratomski
authors: Małgorzata
authors: M
authors: Wojtkowska
mesh_terms: D000234:Adenoids / Q000502:physiology*; D017209:Apoptosis; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*