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Angiogenesis, the growth of new capillary blood vessels in the body, is an important natural process in the body used for healing and reproduction. The body controls angiogenesis by producing a precise balance of growth and inhibitory factors in healthy tissues. When this balance is disturbed, the result is either too much or too little angiogenesi [..]

, NIH, US http://www.cancer.gov/clinical_trials/doc.aspx?viewid=e68213b0-db75-474a-b35f-1b3496a2dd30

  The molecular and morphological processes leading to controlled cellular self- destruction was first introduced in a publication by Kerr, Wyllie and Currie (Br. J. Cancer, 1972, 26: 239). 'Apoptosis' is of Greek origin, having the meaning "falling off or dropping off", in analogy to leaves falling from trees or petals [..]

(DNA FRAGMENTATION) at internucleosomal sites. This mode of cell death serves as a balance to mitosis in regulating the size of animal tissues and in mediating pathologic processes associated with tumor growth. MeSH, 1993   Broader term: cell death   See also programmed cell death.

, CellDeath.de, Germany   http://www.celldeath.de/encyclo/index.html

, Biosource International, US http://www.biosource.com/content/literatureContent/apopglossary/glossary.asp

  A chromosome not involved in sex determination. The diploid

clone, embryonic stem cells ES, gametes, germ cells, hematopoietic stem cells, Mesenchymal Stem Cells MSC, pluripotent stem cells, somatic cell, stem cells, CHO cells Chinese Hamster Ovary cells, T cells 

Modern cell biology is a dynamic discipline that combines the interests of a variety of scientific fields including molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, microbiology, physiology, developmental biology, cytology, and genetics--fields that were once almost completely independent of each other. Cell biologists are at the core of scientific res [..]