Molecular and cellular characterization of programmed cell death in the intersegmental muscles of the moth Manduca sexta

Programmed cell death (PCD) is an essential developmental process in all multicellular organisms. It serves multiple functions including selected removal of unneeded and/or deleterious cells, and regulation of cell numbers (reviewed in Milligan and Schwartz, 1996). The intersegmental muscles (ISMs)...

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Main Author: Jones, Margaret Elizabeth
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1996
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9619398