Construction and analysis of a modular model of caspase activation in apoptosis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A key physiological mechanism employed by multicellular organisms is apoptosis, or programmed cell death. Apoptosis is triggered by the activation of caspases in response to both extracellular (extrinsic) and intracellular (intrinsic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-12-01
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Series: | Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling |
Online Access: | http://www.tbiomed.com/content/5/1/26 |