Programmed cell death in the nervous system—a programmed cell fate?
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Programmed cell death in the nervous system--a programmed cell fate?
Studies of developmental cell death in the nervous system have revealed two different modes of programmed cell death (PCD). One results from competition for target-derived trophic factors and leads to the stochastic removal of neurons and/or glia. A second, hard-wired form of PCD involves the lineage-specific, stereotypical death of identifiable neurons, glia or undifferentiated cells. Although...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Neurobiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0959-4388
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2009.04.002