Sentences with phrase «irreparable damage to the cell»

When this machinery detects irreparable damage to the cell, p53 is unleashed to trigger apoptosis.

Not exact matches

The detector developed at UNH, known as DoSEN, short for Dose Spectra from Energetic Particles and Neutrons, measures and calculates the absorbed dose in matter and tissue resulting from the exposure to indirect and direct ionizing radiation, which can change cells at the atomic level and lead to irreparable damage.

As a result, mucopolysaccharides build up in the cells and cause irreparable damage to organs, bones, the brain and nerves.

But in order to put cells on notice or commandeer them to commit suicide in the face of irreparable damage, these animals need to activate p53, which in turn activates a whole range of target genes.

Leprosy hijacks our immune system, turning an important repair mechanism into one that causes potentially irreparable damage to our nerve cells, according to new research that uses zebrafish to study the disease.

Chemo is SO toxic to your body, that it is one of the only things that can kill cancer cells, but it also causes lots of other irreparable damage to the host body.