autolysis


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au·tol·y·sis

 (ô-tŏl′ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The breaking down of cells or tissues by their own enzymes. Also called self-digestion.
au′to·lyt′ic (ô′tə-lĭt′ĭk) adj.

autolysis

(ɔːˈtɒlɪsɪs)
n
(Biochemistry) the destruction of cells and tissues of an organism by enzymes produced by the cells themselves
[C20: via German from Greek autos self + lusis loosening, release]
autolytic adj

au•tol•y•sis

(ɔˈtɒl ə sɪs)

n.
the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
[1900–05]
au•to•lyt•ic (ˌɔt lˈɪt ɪk) adj.
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Noun1.autolysis - lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process
self-digestion
lysis - (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
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There is autolysis of bacterial cells and release of intracellular contents including DNA (Palmen and Hellingwerf, 1995, Palmen and Hellingwerf, 1997).
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Before the advent of PCR, the method of choice for diagnosing yellow fever was IHC, which remains a highly reliable diagnostic tool (13), even in the presence of some autolysis (14).
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Full necropsy examinations done on 27 birds were hampered by freezing artifact and autolysis, but results indicated death was caused by the consequences of acute hypoglycemia.
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There is autolysis of dead bacterial cells and release of cytoplasmic contents including DNA (Palmen and Hellingwerf, 1995).
Spatial Distribution of Soil Borne Brucella Species Specific DNA in Punjab, Pakistan
Yeast autolysis also occurs during this period, yielding the release of intracellular compounds suchas amino acids, peptides, proteins, polysaccharides, nucleic acid derivatives, and lipids.
Natural sparkling guava wine: volatile and physicochemical characterization/Espumante natural de goiaba: caracterizacao volatil e fisico-quimica
In conclusion, autolysis of pancreas secondary to intraacinar enzyme activation is the most accepted theory in the pathogenesis of pancreatitis.
The anti-inflammatory effect of hydrogen sulphide on acute necrotizing pancreatitis in rats
In the later course of the fermentation cells go on forming at slow rate and banana waste degradation continues due to attack of extracellular as well as intracellular cellulase liberated as a result of autolysis.
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Changes confirmed with ultrastructural analyses included nuclear chromatin aggregation and margination, marked reduction of rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complexes, vascular degenerations, and necrosis and autolysis of tumor cells with dark cells and/or naked nuclear cells.
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Three patients were not diagnosed as leprosy by histopathology; two of those had normal findings, one had autolysis.
Demography, clinical presentation and laboratory diagnosis of leprosy by microscopy, histopathology and PCR from Dhaka city in Bangladesh
Histomonas organisms typically stain PAS-positive in well-preserved tissues, but autolysis causes PAS staining to fade and disappear (Alejandro and Strafuss, 1984; Abdul-Aziz and Fletcher, 2016).
Protozoal hepatitis in a western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea)
Few specimens underwent autolysis before the examination.
A post-mortem study of coronary atherosclerosis and relationship to myocardial infarction in Ajmer region
Durachko, Autolysis and Extension of Isolated Walls from Growing Cucumber Hypocotyls, J.
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