necroptosis

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necroptosis

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Blend of necrosis + apoptosis. Coined by Alexei Degterev et al. in a 2005 article in Nature Chemical Biology.

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uncountable A specific form of programmed cell death resembling necrosis.

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@misc{necroptosis_2026,
  title = {necroptosis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/necroptosis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}