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Programmed death phenomena: from organelle to organism.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Apr 2002
Skulachev Vladimir P
Abstract excerpt
Programmed death phenomena appear to be inherent not only in living cells (apoptosis), but also in subcellular organelles (e.g., self-elimination of mitochondria, called mitoptosis), organs (organoptosis), and even whole organisms (phenoptosis). In all these cases, the "Samurai law of biology"--it is better to die than to be wrong--seems to be operative. The operation of this law helps complicated living systems...
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