Apoptosis and cutaneous melanoma
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a biological process that eliminates unnecessary, virus-infected or mutated cells. In that way, it acts as an antitumour event, preventing the cell immortalization typical of carcinogenesis. Many triggers can induce apoptosis through an intrinsic or an extrins...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10316/11801 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/11801 |