Apoptosis

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A type of cell death in which a series of molecular steps in a cell leads to its death. This is the body's normal way of getting rid of unneeded or abnormal cells. The process of programmed cell death may be blocked in cancer cells.

C17557

A form of programmed cell death that begins when a cell receives internal or external signals, then proceeds through a series of characteristic stages typically including rounding-up of the cell, retraction of pseudopods, reduction of cellular volume (pyknosis), chromatin condensation, nuclear fragmentation (karyorrhexis), and plasma membrane blebbing, and ends with the death of the cell.

Important in ontogenesis, tumorigenesis, tissue turnover, lymphocyte selection and function and hormone-induced atrophy.

Programmed Cell Death

Apoptotic Process

PCD

Apoptosis

Apoptosis

Apoptosis

C17557

Apoptosis

Phenomenon or Process

C0162638

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