While it is commonly believed that programmed cell death and apoptosis are the same, they are not always so. At the beginning of metamorphosis during the larvae stage, salivary gland cells of Calliphora vomitoria larvae are programmed to self-destruct.
While it is generally accepted that programmed cell death and apoptosis are equivalent, they are not always identical. At the onset of metamorphosis during the larval stage, salivary gland cells in Calliphora vomitoria larvae undergo self-destruction programming.