death factor

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death factor (plural death factors)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of various substances that cause apoptosis in cells
    • 2004, American Association of Cancer Research‎[1]:
      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[2]:
      The Fas ligand (FasL) is a key death factor of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells.
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