Meaning of caspase-mediated cell death

Definition of caspase-mediated cell death

(noun) a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival

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