English Explanatory Dictionary

necroptosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A specific form of programmed cell death resembling necrosis.

Word forms

necroptosis

Etymology

Blend of necrosis + apoptosis. Coined by Alexei Degterev et al. in a 2005 article in Nature Chemical Biology.

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