Q&A: Cellular near death experiences—what is anastasis?
Abstract Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death that is carried out by proteolytic enzymes called caspases. Executioner caspase activity causes cells to shrink, bleb, and disintegrate into apoptotic bodies and has been considered a point of no return for apoptotic cells. However, relatively re...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-017-0441-z |