Parthanatos

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Noun
  1. 1
    A form of apoptosis associated with PARP. uncountable

    "Our results suggest that excessive activation of PARP-1 leads to an intrinsic cell death program, which we designate as parthanatos to distinguish from necrosis and apoptosis."

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"Our results suggest that excessive activation of PARP-1 leads to an intrinsic cell death program, which we designate as parthanatos to distinguish from necrosis and apoptosis."

Etymology

Blend of PARP + Thanatos (“Greek personification of death”).

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