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apoptogen

apoptogen noun: any chemical substance that induces apoptosis.

Noun

apoptogen (plural apoptogens)

  1. Any chemical substance that induces apoptosis.
    • CHOP contributes to ER stress-induced macrophage death by inducing Fas activation, depletion of ER-associated calcium stores, and release of apoptogens from mitochondria.2015 July 30, En Li et al., “FGF21 protects against ox-LDL induced apoptosis through suppressing CHOP expression in THP1 macrophage derived foam cells”, in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, volume 15...

Forms of apoptogen

pluralapoptogens

Questions about apoptogen

What does apoptogen mean?
Apoptogen means any chemical substance that induces apoptosis.
What part of speech is apoptogen?
Apoptogen is a noun.
What is the plural of apoptogen?
The plural of apoptogen is apoptogens.

Words near apoptogen in the dictionary

  1. apopotosis
  2. apoprotein
  3. apoproteins
  4. apoprotinin
  5. apoptin
  6. apoptogen
  7. apoptogenic
  8. apoptogenicity
  9. apoptogens
  10. apoptolidin
  11. apoptopic

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