A comprehensive characterization of the caspase gene family in insects from the order Lepidoptera
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The cell suicide pathway of apoptosis is a necessary event in the life of multicellular organisms. It is involved in many biological processes ranging from development to the immune response. Evolutionarily conserved proteases, calle...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-07-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/357 |