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apoptosis
(biology) A process of programmed celldeath 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. [from 20th c.]
“Another potential mechanism involved in macrophage defense against M. tuberculosis is apoptosis or programmed cell death.”
“The result is premature apoptosis of progenitors and failure of stem cells to mature and differentiate.”
“Eosinophils in vitro exhibited different stages of apoptosis, ending with secondary necrosis distinct from in vivo eosinophil cytolysis.”
apoptozole
The heat-shockproteininhibitor, 4-[[2-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazol-1-yl]methyl]-benzamide, that triggers apoptosis in some cancer cells
