In multicellular organisms, homeostasis is maintained through a balance between cell
proliferation and cell death. Although much is known about the control of cell proliferation,
less is known about the control of cell death. Physiologic cell death occurs primarily through
an evolutionarily conserved form of cell suicide termed apoptosis. The decision of a cell to
undergo apoptosis can be influenced by a wide variety of regulatory stimuli. Recent
evidence suggests that alterations in cell survival contribute to the pathogenesis of a number …

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