The basic biology of apoptosis and its implications for pediatric surgery

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 229-235

  Sukhotnik, Igor ^a,b   Bernshteyn, A ^a   Mogilner, J G ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell death; Diseases; Pediatric surgery

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DESTRUCTION; CRYPTORCHISM; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE ATRESIA; ISCHEMIA; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PROTECTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPERFUSION INJURY; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; TESTIS DISEASE; VARICOCELE;

APOPTOSIS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; ENTEROCYTES; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ATRESIA; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MYC; TESTICULAR DISEASES; VARICOCELE; WILMS TUMOR; WT1 PROTEINS;

EID: 25144440369     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865766     Document Type: Article

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