Publisher's Synopsis
Cell death and apoptosis are increasingly recognized as critical in normal development disease and ageing. The contributors to this volume, among the most prominent in the field, review: the known types of cell death; the means by which the methodologies affect the interpretations; the role of cell death genes when cells are not dying; how cells interpret signals and why the response differs according to the physiology of the cell; the roles of proteases other than caspases; and the importance of phagocytosis in cell death and its measurement. Proceedings of a May 2000 conference.
