Role of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) in programmed nuclear death during conjugation in <it>Tetrahymena thermophila</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Programmed nuclear death (PND), which is also referred to as nuclear apoptosis, is a remarkable process that occurs in ciliates during sexual reproduction (conjugation). In <it>Tetrahymena thermophila</it>, when the new m...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Cell Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/11/13 |