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Descriptor English: Cell Death
Descriptor Spanish: Muerte Celular
Descriptor muerte celular
Scope note: Finalización de la capacidad de las células para llevar a cabo sus funciones vitales, como el metabolismo, el crecimiento, la reproducción, la respuesta y la adaptabilidad.
Descriptor Portuguese: Morte Celular
Descriptor French: Mort cellulaire
Entry term(s): Death, Cell
Tree number(s): G04.146
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016923
Scope note: The termination of the cell's ability to carry out vital functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, responsiveness, and adaptability.
Annotation: not for micro-organisms
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
ES ethics
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Cell Survival (1971-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92; was see CELL SURVIVAL 1978-91
Online Note: use CELL SURVIVAL to search CELL DEATH 1978-91
History Note: 92; was see CELL SURVIVAL 1978-91
Related: Apoptosis MeSH
Necrosis MeSH
DeCS ID: 30204
Unique ID: D016923
NLM Classification: QU 375
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/30
Revision Date: 2016/01/25
Cell Death - Preferred
Concept UI M0025750
Scope note The termination of the cell's ability to carry out vital functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, responsiveness, and adaptability.
Preferred term Cell Death
Entry term(s) Death, Cell



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