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Ceramide in Apoptosis: A Revisited Role

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The sphingolipid ceramide has recently emerged as a new transducer or modulator of apoptotic cell death. This function, however, has recently been challenged. Here, in the light of recent observations, the role of ceramide in apoptosis signaling is discussed.

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Levade, T., Malagarie-Cazenave, S., Gouazé, V. et al. Ceramide in Apoptosis: A Revisited Role. Neurochem Res 27, 601–607 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020215815013

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