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This single term "apoptosis" describes the way in which the majority of cells within our body are removed every day. While the morphological changes associated with this process are the same in all cells, the many different signaling pathways that "trigger" this process can be quite different. | This single term "apoptosis" describes the way in which the majority of cells die within our adult body are removed every day, "Programmed Cell Death". In development, apoptosis begins in the early blastocyst and is a developmental mechanism found throughout tissues in the embryo and fetus developmental stages. | ||
While the morphological changes associated with this process are the same in all cells, the many different signaling pathways that "trigger" this process can be quite different. | |||
<center>''Greek, '''ptosis'''= "falling", as in when leaves fall from a tree in autumn.''</center> | <center>''Greek, '''ptosis'''= "falling", as in when leaves fall from a tree in autumn.''</center> | ||
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Introduction
This single term "apoptosis" describes the way in which the majority of cells die within our adult body are removed every day, "Programmed Cell Death". In development, apoptosis begins in the early blastocyst and is a developmental mechanism found throughout tissues in the embryo and fetus developmental stages.
While the morphological changes associated with this process are the same in all cells, the many different signaling pathways that "trigger" this process can be quite different.
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