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Mechanisms of neuronal cell death

An overview

  • Part VII Apoptosis and Neurodegenerative Disorders
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Molecular and chemical neuropathology

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Neuronal cell death is both a vital component of the embryogenesis of the nervous system and forms the basis of all neurodegenerative diseases. This overview explores the fundamental mechanisms underlying neuronal cell death at a cellular and molecular level. The significance of the mode of neuronal death is compared with respect to physiological (developmental) and pathological neuronal loss.

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Waters, C.M. Mechanisms of neuronal cell death. Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology 28, 145–151 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02815216

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