| Term: | brain recognition of apoptotic cell |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | brain |
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| Synonyms: | brain structure |
| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000008] |
| Name: | recognition of apoptotic cell |
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| Synonyms: | detection of apoptotic cell, detection of apoptotic cell corpse, detection of cell corpse, recognition of apoptotic cell corpse, recognition of cell corpse |
| Definition: | The process in which a cell interprets signals (in the form of specific proteins and lipids) on the surface of a dying cell which it will engulf and remove by phagocytosis. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0043654] QuickGO AmiGO |