death factor

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death factor (plural death factors)

1. (biochemistry) Any of various substances that cause apoptosis in cells

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• 2004 American Association of Cancer Research

  Pivotal Role of the Cell Death Factor BNIP3 in Ceramide-Induced Autophagic Cell Death in Malignant Glioma Cells

• 2006 Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences

  The Fas ligand (FasL) is a key death factor of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells.