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Apoptosis in Human Skin: Role in Pathogenesis of Various Diseases and Relevance for Therapy
1 Jun 2005
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Cell death by apoptosis is a physiological process that enables the elimination of cells without causing an inflammatory response. In self-renewing tissue like the epidermal layers of the skin, cell numbers are tightly regulated by a delicate balance between proliferation, differentiation, and cell death. Besides cell death by terminal differentiation in normal skin, cell death can also be induced by exposure to...
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