Autoimmune diseases reflect the confluence of genetic, environmental and stochastic events. Recent studies have implicated apoptotic cell death pathways in initiating and propagating autoimmune diseases, as well as in rendering individuals susceptible to such diseases. Similar to autoimmunity, apopt
Apoptosis and its association with autoimmunity
β Scribed by J. George; Y. Adler; J. Zhang; Y. Shoenfeld; P. Youinou
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 358 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
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