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/ˌæpɔpˈtoʊsɪz/
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NOUN
- 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
How To Use apoptosis In A Sentence
- Conclusion MTBE′s carcinogenicity to animals may relate to induction of cell proliferation and inhibition of cell apoptosis.
- AIM:To observe the effect of resveratrol, reactivator of silent information regulator 2 (SIR2), on myocardial cell apoptosis induced by ischemia and reperfusion in rats and SIR2 expression.
- Result: Methylprednisolone inhibited the activity of neural stem cells in vitro, and also promoted apoptosis of neural stem cells.
- BHT could induce apoptosis to pulmonary macrophage in the perfusate of isolate perfused rat lung as examined by the technology of PI fluorescence stain and comet assay.
- Thirdly, simvastatin inhibits endothelial cell apoptosis and preserves ischaemic vasculature, perhaps maintaining a competent vascular supply to the macula.
- Raffoul JJ et al. Genistein inhibits radiation-induced activation of NF-kappaB in prostate cancer cells promoting apoptosis and G2/M cell cycle arrest. Craig Cooper: Soy: When It's Good, When It's Bad, And How To Tell
- When they exposed cancer cells to these phytonutrients, the cells self-destructed technically, such self-destruction is called apoptosis. The Fiber35 Diet
- So, when a telomere gets short, that's when either senescence or apoptosis is triggered. Carol W. Greider - Interview
- In addition, the signals that lead a cell to necrosis or apoptosis remain to be elucidated.
- Hyperglycosylated hCG inhibits apoptosis in extravillous invasive cytotrophoblast cells promoting cell invasion, growth and malignancy. BioMed Central - Latest articles