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Caspases and apoptosis – biology and terminology
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Caspases and apoptosis – biology and terminology

  • David L Vaux1 

Cell Death & Differentiation volume 6, pages 493–494 (1999)Cite this article

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Vaux, D. Caspases and apoptosis – biology and terminology. Cell Death Differ 6, 493–494 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.cdd.4400523

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