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Naturally-occurring or “programmed” cell death appears to be a universal aspect of animal development (e.g., Ref. 1). For example, massive cell death occurs during the development of the mammalian fetus, particularly in the fetal brain; in areas of the developing vertebrate nervous system as many as 85% of the developing neurons die. Similarly, about 95% of developing thymocytes die without ever leaving the thymus. Why such cell deaths occur and how they are regulated are fundamental problems in developmental biology.
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Horvitz, H.R. (1994). Genetic Control of Programmed Cell Death in the Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans . In: Mihich, E., Schimke, R.T. (eds) Apoptosis. Pezcoller Foundation Symposia, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9217-1_1
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