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Autolysis

breakdown of a part or whole cell or tissue by self-produced enzymes


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Cell Division Question

... is monitoring every action. moreover the genetic information coded in the DNA does not allow abnormalities or the cell committs suicide called autolysis. i hope u got my point.

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by zakia
Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:43 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Cell Division Question
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lysosomes

... destroyed and replaced by new ones, and receptor proteins are recycled), and for autophagic cell death, a form of programmed self-destruction, or autolysis, of the cell, which means that the cell is digesting itself. Other functions include digesting foreign bacteria that invade a cell and helping ...

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by keef
Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:24 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: lysosomes
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Views: 2170

lysosomes

... destruction and "soma" which means body. They are frequently nicknamed "suicide-bags" by cell biologists due to their role in autolysis. Lysosomes were discovered by the Belgian cytologist Christian de Duve in the 1950s.

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by keef
Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:30 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: lysosomes
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Views: 2170

The Fiber Disease

... it is designed to attack is not exposed on its own external physical surface [112] -- that is, each artificial enzyme minimally exhibits strong autolysis resistance [110-116], with an ideal objective of near-zero autolysis. (A few natural enzymes retain full post-autolysis functionality [117].) ...

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by Nadas Moksha
Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:33 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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Content of Human Blood?

... and even soak tissues and organs prior to be processed for any preparation. This will preserve them for a little while from any damaged or being autolysis. *body fluid includes: extracellular fluid (blood, lymph) and interstitial/tissue fluid. Good luck! And don't forget to tell me about your ...

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by Dr.Stein
Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:31 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Content of Human Blood?
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Views: 2274


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