zombie cell

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词形变化

zombie cells 复数 zombie cells

释义与例句

n.
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    A senescent cell, which avoids programmed cell death (apoptosis) and may damage other cells (including causing them to become senescent) by secretions associated with senescence-associated secretory phenotype.

    非正式 生物 医学

    2022, Louann Brizendine, The Upgrade: How the Female Brain Gets Stronger and Better in Midlife and Beyond, Penguin Random House (Harmony Books), unnumbered page, Without restful sleep, they can't do their job of balancing debris and inflammation, and that can lead to the emergence of zombie cells.