Cell Death: Mechanism and Disease

by Hao Wu

Book Overview

Beginning from centuries of anecdotal descriptions of cell death, such as those on the development of the midwife toad in 1842 by Carl Vogt, to modern-day investigations of cell death as a biological discipline, it has become accepted that cell death in multicellular organisms is a normal part of life. This book provides a comprehensive view of cell death, from its mechanisms of initiation and execution, to its implication in human disease and therapy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461493013
• ISBN13: 9781461493013
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"