Apoptosis: The Life and Death of Cells

ISBN-13: 9780521626798 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 228 str.

Christopher Potten; James Wilson; C. S. Potten

Opis

This book describes the biological implications and significance of apoptosis. Occurring naturally throughout the lifetime of most multicellular organisms, apoptosis, or programmed cell death, accounts for the continuous turnover of cells in the body. However, the genes regulating apoptosis are defective in many cancers.

Recenzje

'A compelling read for anyone interested in organismal development … This is a timely publication and one that will fill a much-needed niche on biologist's bookshelves.' Biologist

Spis treści

1. Dead or alive; 2. How to die; 3. What to wear and who clears up the rubbish; 4. To reproduce or die; 5. The judge, jury, and executioner - the genes that control cell death; 6. Stem cells; 7. An in vivo system to study apoptosis: the small intestine; 8. Cell death in diverse systems; 9. Measuring levels of cell death.