Mechanisms of programmed cell death in the developing brain
Kuan C, Roth K, Flavell R, Rakic P, Kuan C, Roth K, Flavell R, Rakic P. Mechanisms of programmed cell death in the developing brain. Trends In Neurosciences 2000, 23: 291-297. PMID: 10856938, DOI: 10.1016/s0166-2236(00)01581-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBrainCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCaspasesCell DeathCysteine EndopeptidasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2ConceptsCell deathNematode Caenorhabditis elegansEarly embryonic developmentGene-targeting studiesCell death pathwaysVertebrate nervous systemMammalian brain developmentCaenorhabditis elegansEmbryonic developmentGenetic analysisPostmitotic neuronsBrain developmentNeural cell deathAnalogous functionsDistinct rolesProgenitor cellsMammalian brainApoptosisNew insightsImportant mechanismElegansHomologLater stagesNervous systemMechanism