Chapter 11 Cell death: Investigation and application in fish toxicology

Publisher This chapter reviews the recent developments in the molecular and biochemical studies of metazoan cell death and summarizes recent applications of this new information to the studies of toxicology in fishes. Cell death (apoptosis) plays an important role in the development and function of tissues and organs in all multicellular organisms, including fishes. Cell death can be induced by specific developmental cues that promote active, …