Morir para vivir. La muerte celular como proceso regulador

Usually, the organization of living systems is explained by appealing to an intrinsic purpose that is based on the biological survival. However, paradigmatically, it is inevitable to observe that the final destiny of all living organisms is death. In this work, we defend that, from an organizational...

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Veröffentlicht in:Theoria (Madrid, Spain) Spain), 2020-05, Vol.35 (2), p.197
Hauptverfasser: Campero, María Belén, Favre, Cristián, Saborido, Cristian
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Usually, the organization of living systems is explained by appealing to an intrinsic purpose that is based on the biological survival. However, paradigmatically, it is inevitable to observe that the final destiny of all living organisms is death. In this work, we defend that, from an organizational approach, there is a form of death—Regulatory Cell Death—that, far from being a mere "absence of life", is a process of biological regulation and a feature of self-maintenance in multicellular organisms.
ISSN:0495-4548
2171-679X
DOI:10.1387/theoria.20514