The role of apoptosis-induced proliferation for regeneration and cancer

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Ryoo, Hyung Don ^a   Bergmann, Andreas ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; MITOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MITOGENS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; REGENERATION;

EID: 84865641560     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a008797     Document Type: Review

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