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PCD
PCD may refer to: Businesses and organizations Political parties * Democratic Conservative Party (Spanish: ''Partido Conservador Demócrata''), in Nicaragua * Democratic Society Party (Kurdish: ''Partiya Civaka Demokratîk''), in Turkey * Party of the Democratic Centre (Spain) * Christian Democratic Party (France) (French: ''Parti chrétien-démocrate'') * Democratic Convergence Party (São Tomé and Príncipe) (Portuguese: ''Partido de Convergência Democrática'') Other organizations * Personal Communications Devices, a mobile phone development and marketing company * Partnership for Child Development, an organisation within Imperial College London * Providence Country Day School, in East Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. Science and technology Biology and medicine * Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration, a paraneoplastic syndrome * Phlegmasia cerulea dolens, an uncommon severe form of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis * Primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare autosomal recess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PCD (album)
''PCD'' is the debut studio album by American girl group The Pussycat Dolls, released on September 12, 2005, by A&M Records. In 1995, the Pussycat Dolls were created as a burlesque troupe by choreographer Robin Antin. After attracting media attention, Antin struck a joint venture with Interscope Records to develop the Pussycat Dolls into a brand, with Jimmy Iovine assigning the project to Ron Fair. As one of the executive producers Fair produced the majority of the album and collaborated with producers like Kwamé, Polow da Don and Rich Harrison. The music style of ''PCD'' was described as pop/ R&B and urban dance-pop. Lyrically the album incorporates sexual innuendo and explores the themes of feminism and romance. It features guest vocals from rappers Busta Rhymes, Timbaland and will.i.am. ''PCD'' received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics who were favorable towards the selection of dance-pop songs but criticized the album's ballads and covers, feeling it contrad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Programmed Cell Death
Programmed cell death (PCD; sometimes referred to as cellular suicide) is the death of a cell as a result of events inside of a cell, such as apoptosis or autophagy. PCD is carried out in a biological process, which usually confers advantage during an organism's lifecycle. For example, the differentiation of fingers and toes in a developing human embryo occurs because cells between the fingers apoptose; the result is that the digits are separate. PCD serves fundamental functions during both plant and animal tissue development. Apoptosis and autophagy are both forms of programmed cell death. Necrosis is the death of a cell caused by external factors such as trauma or infection and occurs in several different forms. Necrosis was long seen as a non-physiological process that occurs as a result of infection or injury, but in the 2000s, a form of programmed necrosis, called necroptosis, was recognized as an alternative form of programmed cell death. It is hypothesized that necroptosis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |