apoptosis

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Older men's sperm is also less likely to undergo a self-destruct mechanism called apoptosis, which is meant to get rid of damaged cells.

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  1. noun Disintegration of cells into membrane-bound particles that are then eliminated by phagocytosis or by shedding.

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  • Older men's sperm is also less likely to undergo a self-destruct mechanism called apoptosis, which is meant to get rid of damaged cells. —  Home | Mail Online
  • To determine if ER stress-induced apoptosis was also activated in —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • This damage comes from apoptosis, which is a different form of cell death, and can result in large holes in brain tissue that cause lasting neurological effects. —  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source
  • St. Jude investigators have discovered a dance of proteins that protects certain cells from undergoing apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death.
  • Although ceramide is an important mediator of apoptosis, the neutral SMase that is activated under heat stress has not been identified. —  Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue
 

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