Cell death assays

Question 1

define necrosis

Answer 1

form of cell injury which results in premature death of cells
causes energy depletion
infection is uncontrolled

Question 2

autophagy

Answer 2

is the degradation of cellular components within dying cells in an autophagic vacuole,
begins with sequestration of cytoplasmic material within phagosomes

A process by which a cell breaks down and destroys old, damaged, or abnormal proteins and other substances in its cytoplasm

Question 3

apoptosis

Answer 3

naturally occurring phenomenon
active programmed process of autonomous cellular dismantling that avoids eliciting inflammation
controlled

the death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism’s growth or development.

Question 4

apoptosis or programmed cell death

Answer 4

is carefully coordinated collapse of cells, protein degradation, dna fragmentation followed by rapid engulfment of corpses by neibouring cells

Question 5

term apoptosis

Answer 5

john kerr
andrew wyllie
a r curie