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An attempt to understand the multiparametric control of the initiation of apoptosis

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Lockshin, R.A. An attempt to understand the multiparametric control of the initiation of apoptosis. Apoptosis 13, 1195–1197 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10495-008-0251-4

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