Look up: apoptosis

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   Apoptosis
   death of a cell which is programmed by a set of specific genes. Apoptosis of chondrocytes allows osteoblasts to attach to their calcified matrix, and the epithelial cells forming webs between the fingers to die.
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   apoptosis
   [n] - a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself
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   Apoptosis
   'Programmed cell death'. Normal cells automatically die off once they have reproduced about 60 times. This is called apoptosis.
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   Apoptosis
   an intrinsic cellular programme that once activated leads to cell death
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   Apoptosis
   Apoptosis: A form of cell death in which a programmed sequence of events leads to the elimination of cells without releasing harmful substances into the surrounding area. Apoptosis plays a crucial role in developing and maintaining health by eliminating old cells, unnecessary cells, and unhealthy cells. The human body replaces perhaps a million cel ...
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   apoptosis
   programmed cell death Category: Medicine
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   apoptosis
   The most common form of physiological (as opposed to pathological) cell death. Apoptosis is an active process requiring metabolic activity by the dying cell; often characterized by shrinkage of the cell, cleavage of the DNA into fragments that give a so-called 'laddering pattern' on gels and by condensation and margination of chromatin. Often called programmed cell death, though this is not strictly accurate. Cells that die by apoptosis do not us ...
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   apoptosis
   <cell biology> Programmed cell death as signalled by the nuclei in normally functioning human and animal cells when age or state of cell health and condition dictates. ... An active process requiring metabolic activity by the dying cell, often characterised by cleavage of the DNA into fragments that give a so called laddering pattern on gels.< ...
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   apoptosis
   programmed cell death 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
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    Apoptosis
    `Apoptosis` is a form of programmed cell death in multicellular organisms. It is one of the main types of programmed cell death (PCD) and involves a series of biochemical events leading to a characteristic cell morphology and death, in more specific terms, a series of biochemical events that lead to a variety of morphological changes, including blebbing, changes to the cell membrane such as loss of membrane asymmetry and attachment, cell shrinkag...
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    apoptosis
    (ap″op-to´sis) (ap″o-to´sis) a morphologic pattern of cell death affecting single cells, marked by shrinkage of the cell, condensation of chromatin, formation of cytoplasmic blebs, and fragmentation of the cell into membrane-bound bodies that are eliminated by phagocytosis. It is a mec...
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    apoptosis
    in biology, a mechanism that allows cells to self-destruct when stimulated by the appropriate trigger. Apoptosis is initiated for various reasons, ... [10 related articles]
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    Apoptosis
    [derived from two Greek roots
    Found on apo(away) and ptosis(to fall), that was
    
    
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    apoptosis
    apoptosis 1. Disintegration of cells into membrane-bound particles that are then eliminated by phagocytosis or by shedding. 2. A form of cell death necessary to make way for new cells and to remove cells whose DNA has been damaged to the point at which cancerous change is liable to occur. 3. The process by which cells naturally self-destruct in the body, a...
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    apoptosis
    Programmed cell death; deletion of individual cells by fragmentation into membrane-bound particles, which are phagocytized by other cells. Syn: programmed cell death [G. a falling or dropping off, fr. apo, off, + ptosis, a falling]Whereas some cells (e.g., cardiac and skeletal muscle fibers, CNS neurons) last a lifetime, others (e.g., epithelial a...
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    Apoptosis
    Programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.
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    apoptosis
    Programmed cell death – the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells. Apoptosis is important for sculpting tissue and organ structure during development of the embryo, but may occur at any time even in adult cells when a tissue needs to be remodeled. Signals to...
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