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. 2022 Nov 11;128(3):426–431. doi: 10.1038/s41416-022-02020-0

Fig. 1. Morphological and molecular events in apoptosis.

Fig. 1

Despite 50 years of progress on the delineation of the molecular mechanisms of apoptosis, the morphological characteristics of apoptosis as described by Kerr, Wyllie and Currie, including nuclear condensation, membrane blebbing, cell fragmentation, formation of apoptotic bodies and engulfment by phagocytic cells are still very much accepted as cellular events associated with apoptotic death. Figures were generated with the aid of the Library of Science and Medical Illustrations.