apoptosis
IPA: æpɔptˈoʊsɪz
noun
- (biology, cytology) A process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury.
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Examples of "apoptosis" in Sentences
- Initiation of apoptosis and a...
- Genistein induced apoptosis a...
- Induction of apoptosis and au...
- Switch between apoptosis and ...
- Roles in signaling and apoptosis.
- It is involved in regulating apoptosis.
- Cellular apoptosis susceptibility protein.
- Apoptosis is not death the way necrosis is.
- Apoptosis in myocardial ischaemia and infarction.
- This decreases the propensity of these cells for undergoing apoptosis.
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