damaged cell

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damaged
adjective
uk
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒd/us
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒd/
harmed ...
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cell
noun[C]
uk
/sel/us
/sel/
the smallest basic unit of a plant ...
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When used alone, the green stain generally labels all bacteria, including those with intact ordamagedcellmembranes.
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Senescence then, unlike quiescence, is often a biochemical alternative to the self-destruction of such adamagedcellby apoptosis.
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These damaged nuclei trigger apoptosis to alleviate any harm adamagedcellmay cause to neighboring cells.
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Necrobiosis differs from apoptosis, which causes the death of adamagedcellin order to protect the body from harm.
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If significant error occurs, thedamagedcellcan self-destruct through programmed cell death, termed apoptosis.
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The area occupied by damaged cells did not exceed 10% of the total surface area occupied by axis cells.
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We assume that this phenomenon is connected with other biochemical changes in damaged cells.
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Because dehydrogenases are depleted in the area of ischemic necrosis (i.e., they leak out through thedamagedcellmembranes), an infarcted area is revealed as an unstained pale zone.
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In two replicates, all endosperm cells were dead, and this coincided with patches of 3-15 peripheral layers of damaged cells in the axis.
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If the tumor suppressor genes incur loss-of-function mutations or are knocked out, thedamagedcellcan continue to divide unchecked one of the hallmarks of cancer.
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Importantly, while excessive apoptosis can lead to degenerative diseases, insufficient apoptosis can result in hyperplasia and a failure to remove damaged cells.
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The human body has an enormous capacity to regenerate and to replenish damaged cells.
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The parasites had merely caused the tissue irritation that drove the damaged cells into cancer; any tissue irritation could have induced the tumors.
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The goal of the repair process is to fill the gap caused by the damaged cells to regain structural continuity.
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Damaged cells are cleared by macrophages in the spleen, where the precipitate and damaged membrane are removed, leading to characteristic bite cells.
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Within a few days, the damaged cells are shed and replaced much like the skin peels after a sunburn.
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This inhibitory action upregulates the levels of preapoptotic and apoptotic cells, eliminating damaged cells, and discouraging abnormal growth patterns, as well as decreasing chemokine levels.
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One mechanism consists of an abnormal accumulation of the protein alpha-synuclein bound to ubiquitin in the damaged cells.
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It is believed that the injury denatures structural proteins as well as lysosomal enzymes thus blocking the proteolysis of the damaged cells.
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