Scientists use cell death, whether by apoptosis or necrosis, to evaluate the toxicity or effectiveness ... from Leica Microsystems to see how a state-of-the-art, highly automated microscope ...

The functional relationship between apoptosis ('self-killing') and autophagy ('self-eating') is complex in the sense that, under certain ... trigger of apoptosis or necrosis.

Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) induces apoptosis in various tumor cells in vitro, but its physiological role in tumor surveillance remains unknown. Here ...