Programmed cell death and apoptosis — where it came from and where it is going: From Elie Metchnikoff to the control of caspases

• Published in: Experimental Oncology
• Date: 2012
• ISSN: 1812-9269
• Main Authors: Maghsoudi, N., Zaketi, Z., Lockshin, R.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут експериментальної патології, онкології і радіобіології ім. Р.Є. Кавецького НАН України 2012
• Subjects: Reviews
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/138730
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Programmed cell death and apoptosis — where it came from and where it is going: From Elie Metchnikoff to the control of caspases / N. Maghsoudi, Z. Zaketi, R.A. Lockshin // Experimental Oncology. — 2012. — Т. 34, № 3. — С. 146-152. — Бібліогр.: 64 назв. — англ.

The story of cell death began with the origins of cell biology, including important observations by Elie (Ilya) Metchnikoff, who realized that phagocytes engulfed dying cells. Most of the early studies were observational. By the middle of the 20th C, researchers were beginning to explore how cells d...