Men's cells die under particular
conditions of stress while women's cells resist and survive
don't, according to a new study from Italy's Higher Health
Institute (ISS).
The study, published in the Cell Death and Disease journal,
was conducted by ISS researchers and scientists from the
University of Bologna and the Rome-based National research
Council (CNR).
"In general," explained Paola Matarrese of the Iss, "male
cells (XY) respond to stress with programmed death (apoptosis),
a form of regulated cell death; while female cells (XX), in
response to the same stress, activate survival mechanisms
(autophagia) and stave off cell death".
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