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Signalling pathways in apoptosis / edited by Diane Watters and Martin Lavin

Published
Amsterdam : Harwood Academic, [1999]
Copyright Date
©1999
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 317 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Lavin, Martin, 1943- and Watters, Dianne, 1952-
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface to the Series; Preface; Contributors; Overview: A Matter of Life and Death; The Death Receptors; The Role of Sphingolipids in Stress Responses and Apoptosis in Eukaryotes; Radiation Response Pathways and Apoptosis; Kinase Cascades and Apoptosis; Protein Kinase C Isoenzymes: Evidence for Selectivity in the Regulation of Apoptosis; Apoptosis in Drosophila; Baculoviral Lessons in Apoptosis; The Mitochondrion: Decisive for Cell Death Control?; Caspases and the Commitment to Death; Caspases: The Molecular Effectors of Apoptosis; Killer Cells and Deliverers of Exogenous Death ProteasesSubstrates of Cell Death Proteases and their Role in Apoptosis; Index
Summary
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a necessary process by which a cell may die without adversely affecting its environment. It plays a crucial role in normal development, and in the body's defence mechanisms against disease. Too much cell death is destructive, leading to neurodegenerative diseases and impaired development. Conversely, too little cell death can lead to an increased susceptibility to cancer and sustained viral infection. Apoptosis is a matter of balanceDramatic progress has been made in the study of apoptosis over the past decade. One of the most rapidly expanding knowl.
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0203303652 (electronic bk.)
9780203303658 (electronic bk.)
9789057023927
905702392X
148229821X
9781482298215
1280071710
9781280071713
9786610071715
6610071713
0429176910
9780429176913
905702392X (cloth)
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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