nurse cell apoptotic process

Term ID

GO:0045476

Synonyms

• apoptosis of nurse cells
• invertebrate nurse cell apoptosis
• nurse cell apoptosis
• nurse cell programmed cell death by apoptosis
• programmed cell death of nurse cells by apoptosis

Definition

Any apoptotic process in a nurse cell. During late oogenesis, following the transfer of substances from the nurse cells to the oocyte, nurse cell remnants are cleared from the egg chamber by apoptotic process. 11973306

References

Ontology

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