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Apoptosis as an instrument in cardiovascular development
1 Dec 2005
Abstract excerpt
Cell death as a phenomenon in embryonic development was first described over 100 years ago. Approximately 30 years ago the process was named apoptosis, and its involvement is now recognized in many life processes, in virtually every animal species, and from fertilization to the death of an organism. In cardiovascular development, it coincides with major developmental processes in specific time windows. Both...
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