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Apoptosis: a different type of cell death
1 Apr 1992
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Apoptosis is a type of cell death that plays an important role in early development and growth of normal adult tissues. It is regulated by physiological stimuli and is present in many species and tissues. The main morphological characteristics are nuclear fragmentation and cellular breakdown in apoptotic vesicles. Internucleosomal DNA fragmentation is an important biochemical feature that is the result of a yet...
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