Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/4001-0010
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/4001-0010
Preferred Name

apoptosis

Definitions
active process of selective destruction of differentiated cells in multicellular organisms; important in ontogenesis, tumorigenesis, tissue turnover, lymphocyte selection and function, hormone-induced atrophy, etc.; apoptosis is a specific mechanism involving self- fragmentation of chromatin.
Synonyms
cell killing
anoikis
PCD
programmed cell death
clonal deletion
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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