Apoptosis

细胞凋亡

英文解释

Apoptosis, or the process of programmed cell death, is a cellular self-destruction method to remove old and damaged cells. Apoptosis occurs normally during development and aging, and as a homeostatic mechanism to maintain cell populations in tissues.

中文解释

细胞凋亡，又称为程序性细胞死亡，是细胞自我毁灭的一种方法，用于去除旧的和受损的细胞。细胞凋亡通常在发育和衰老过程中发生，是一种维持组织中细胞群的稳态机制。

参考文献

[1]. Elmore S. Apoptosis: a review of programmed cell death. Toxicol Pathol. 2007 Jun;35(4):495-516.