apoptosis
noun
a normal, genetically regulated process leading to the death of cells and triggered by the presence or absence of certain stimuli, as DNA damage.
apoptotic
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a word derived from
apoptosis.
Example Sentences
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In prior studies, the researchers demonstrated the efficacy of alpha-santalol in suppressing growth and inducing apoptotic cell death in cultured human prostate cancer cells.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024
“They figured out which apoptotic pathways are involved,” Hinz says.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2017
“There are many disorders in which there is too little apoptotic death,” Dr. Horvitz said, “and in those cases it is activating apoptosis that could increase longevity.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2017
Exposure of phosphatidylserine on the surface of apoptotic lymphocytes triggers specific recognition and removal by macrophages.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 31, 2015
There were also frequent alterations in the following pathways: CDKN2A/RB1, NFE2L2/KEAP1/CUL3, PI3K/AKT and SOX2/TP63/NOTCH1 pathways, providing evidence of common dysfunction in cell cycle control, response to oxidative stress, apoptotic signalling and/or squamous cell differentiation.
From Nature ● Sep. 26, 2012
