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autolysis

/aw-tol-uh-sis/US // ɔˈtɒl ə sɪs //UK // (ɔːˈtɒlɪsɪs) //

自溶化,自溶,自溶反应,自溶作用

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Biochemistry.

    • : the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.

Examples

  • The products of this autolysis are carried by the lymphatics to healthy tissues and thus may spread the infection.

  • Only in tumors in which autolysis is active intra vitam does the method exert any effect.

  • This process of self-digestion is known technically as autolysis.

  • This disintegration may be due to a process of autolysis, which sets in only after the egg has extruded the two polar bodies.

  • Such a constituent may be responsible for phagocytosis and autolysis in the organs undergoing absorption.