Cell death by apoptosis and its protective role against disease

Wilfried Bursch; F Oberhammer; Rolf Schulte‐Hermann

doi:10.1016/0165-6147(92)90077-j

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ApoptosisProgrammed cell deathMitosisDiseaseCellPathophysiologyNeuroscienceCell typeCell biologyBiologyImmunologyMedicinePathologyBiochemistry

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Year: 1992
Type: review
Volume: 13
Issue: 6
Pages: 245-251
Citations: 434
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                                    Wilfried Bursch, 
                                
                                    F Oberhammer, 
                                
                                    Rolf Schulte‐Hermann
                                
                            (1992). 
                            Cell death by apoptosis and its protective role against disease. 
                            Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
                            , 13
                            (6)
                            , 245-251.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-6147(92)90077-j

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DOI: 10.1016/0165-6147(92)90077-j