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Definition of Senescent

Senescent
Senescent Se*nes"cent, a. [L. senescent, p. pr. of senescere to grow old, incho. fr. senere to be old.] Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time. ``The night was senescent.' --Poe. ``With too senescent air.' --Lowell.

Meaning of Senescent from wikipedia

- maximum of approximately 50 cell po****tion doublings before becoming senescent. This process is known as "replicative senescence", or the Hayflick limit...
- value is high and relatively low when Fisher's reproductive value is low. Senescent cells within a multicellular organism can be purged by competition between...
- under basic research to determine if they can selectively induce death of senescent cells and improve health in humans. A goal of this research is to discover...
- in senescent, but not non-senescent cells. Oral administration of ABT263 to either sublethally irradiated or normally aged mice reduced senescent cells...
- lentigo of Fitzpatrick skin type III or IV aged 55–62 are enriched with senescent fibroblasts compared to surrounding skin. The dark coloration appeared...
- Senescence-****ociated secretory phenotype (SASP) is a phenotype ****ociated with senescent cells wherein those cells secrete high levels of inflammatory cytokines...
- Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs: 1985–2003 is a best-of compilation album of songs by the band Yo La Tengo. It was available...
- have found evidence of decreasing fitness with age. Study of negligibly senescent animals may provide clues that lead to better understanding of the aging...
- catalyzes the hydrolysis of β-galactosides into monosaccharides only in senescent cells. Senescence-****ociated beta-galactosidase, along with p16Ink4A,...
- NK-mediated killing of senescent cells via the granule exocytosis pathway. Specifically, MICA and ULBP2 proteins on senescent cells are recognized by...