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(A) Scheme of events in apoptosis. The accompanying electron micrographs in (B), (C) and (D) demonstrate the changes at an ultrastructural level. (B) Cellular shrinkage and blebbing. (C) Nuclear condensation. (D) Phagocytosis within a neighbouring cell whose own nucleus (N) is normal. The
boundaries of the phagosome are arrowed. (Courtesy of Professor Andrew Wiley.)