death factor

English

Noun

death factor (plural death factors)

1. (biochemistry) Any of various substances that cause apoptosis in cells
   • 2004, American Association of Cancer Research‎^[1]:

     Pivotal Role of the Cell Death Factor BNIP3 in Ceramide-Induced Autophagic Cell Death in Malignant Glioma Cells

   • 2006, Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences‎^[2]:

     The Fas ligand (FasL) is a key death factor of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells.