Programmed Cell Death

Definition: Programmed Cell Death

Programmed Cell Death

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.

Commercial Usage: Programmed Cell Death

Domain	Title
Books	Apoptosis: The Molecular Biology of Programmed Cell Death (Frontiers in Molecular Biology, 40) (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Programmed Cell Death

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Using cultured PNS neurons, scientists have tested two strategies for interrupting programmed cell death. (references)
		This cell death resulted from the injury rather than from the programmed cell death that normally occurs during development. (references)
		These substances poison the chemical environment of surrounding cells, initiating a cascade of degeneration and programmed cell death, called apoptosis. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Programmed Cell Death

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Anagrams: Programmed Cell Death

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Alternative Orthography: Programmed Cell Death

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Programmed Cell Death

Definition: Programmed Cell Death