Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

recognition of apoptotic cell

Term ID
GO:0043654
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. 15536015
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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