death factor
English
Noun
death factor (plural death factors)
- (biochemistry) Any of various substances that cause apoptosis in cells
- 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.
- 2004 American Association of Cancer Research