Apoptosis vs. Cytolysis
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Difference Between Apoptosis and Cytolysis
Apoptosisnoun
A process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury.
Cytolysisnoun
The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis
Apoptosisnoun
a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
Cytolysisnoun
pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane
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