Apoptosis

Apoptosis
ISBN-10
0199638497
ISBN-13
9780199638499
Series
Apoptosis
Category
Apoptosis
Pages
366
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Frontiers in Molecular Biology
Authors
Michael D. Jacobson, Nicola J. McCarthy

Description

Apoptosis examines how the process of cell suicide (apoptosis) is regulated, and how our understanding of this process may lead to novel treatments for a wide variety of human diseases.

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