1. 调亡：近年来研究发现细胞程序死亡(Programmed cell death)又称调亡(Apoptosis)与前列腺增生密切相关. 前列腺细胞的调亡是一主动生理过程,细胞通过发生一系列的生理变化,使其自身自行解体而被巨噬细胞等邻近细胞吞噬,最终不留任何痕迹.
2. apoptosis：apop; 细胞凋亡
1. Compared with the control animals, those drinking caffeine had a 95 percent increase in apoptosis in damaged cells.
2. It is then activated and brings about the tumor cell's apoptosis, or programmed cell death.
3. The cells die via a process called apoptosis, also known as cell suicide or programmed cell death.
4. Lower lymphocyte levels are also indicative of reduced levels of inflammation, but the observed reduction in both lymphocyte density and lymphocyte apoptosis is surprising.
noun
1. 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
Synonym: programmed cell death caspase-mediated cell death