Article
Apoptosis and predisposition to oral cancer.
Critical reviews in oral biology and medicine : an official publication of the American Association of Oral Biologists - 1 Jan 1999
Polverini P J, Nör J E
Abstract excerpt
The term apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death (PCD), was coined by developmental biologists a number of years ago to describe a form of cell death characterized by several unique morphological and biochemical features. Genetic studies of the round worm Caeneorhabditis elegans, a simple multicellular organism, first revealed apoptosis to be an integral part of the developmental program. Subsequently, the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
