| programmed cell death |
apoptosis: a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
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| programmed cell death |
A type of cell death in which a series of molecular steps in a cell leads to its death. This is the body's normal way of getting rid of unneeded or abnormal cells. The process of programmed cell death may be blocked in cancer cells. Also called apoptosis.
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| programmed cell death |
A form of cell death essential for development that is based on a mechanism that requires protein synthesis.
Ãâó: www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~P.html
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| programmed cell death |
Normal benign process of cell suicide, in which the cell shrinks, dissolves its contents, and activates phagocytosis by neighboring cells.
Ãâó: www.cytokinetics.com/cyto/glossary
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| programmed cell death |
apoptosis.
Ãâó: www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/sci_repo...
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