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Programmed cell death

Programmed cell death Meaning & Definition
Programmed cell death Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Programmed cell death?

[n] 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Programmed cell death: apoptosis | caspase-mediated cell death

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See Also | cell death | necrobiosis

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