Phagocytosis: Rac and roll over the corpses
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Phagocytosis: Rac and roll over the corpses
Programmed cell death or apoptosis plays a fundamental role during animal development and metamorphosis, and in tissue homeostasis in the adult. This process comprises two distinct and sequential steps: the death of cells and their subsequent removal by phagocytosis. Removing excess cells before lysis allows cell numbers to be regulated without the release of potentially toxic intracellular con...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00555-8