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The Meaning of Death: Evolution and Ecology of Apoptosis in Protozoan Parasites

8 Dec 2011

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The discovery that an apoptosis-like, programmed cell death (PCD) occurs in a broad range of protozoan parasites offers novel therapeutic tools to treat some of the most serious infectious diseases of humans, companion animals, wildlife, and livestock. Whilst apoptosis is an essential part of normal development, maintenance, and defence in multicellular organisms, its occurrence in unicellular parasites appears...

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PMID: 22174671
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002320

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