programmed cell death

British  

noun

1. another name for apoptosis

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programmed cell death Scientific  

/ prō′grămd′ /

1. See apoptosis

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Example Sentences

This response activates pathways that either repair the damage or, if necessary, initiate programmed cell death.

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Among the new approaches being explored is a form of programmed cell death called necroptosis.

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By studying late-onset cases, Igdoura and his team uncovered that these diseases begin in the spinal cord, where chronic stress on a cellular component called the endoplasmic reticulum triggers programmed cell death.

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For cells to protect themselves from viral infections, a series of immune responses typically occur, including programmed cell death called apoptosis and interferon signaling.

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When the job is done, these fibroblasts must be deactivated, or de-differentiated, to go back to their quiet state or undergo programmed cell death and be cleared.

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