Cell death , called apoptosis , is important for controlling the number of cells in the body .

细胞的死亡称为凋亡，对控制机体中的细胞数量是重要的。

One early hint , she reported , is that genes involved in apoptosis , or programmed cell death , seem to be upregulated in these cells .

她的报告指出，一个早期的线索是，细胞凋亡（或者说细胞程序性死亡）相关的基因在这些细胞中的表达似乎上调了。

Similar proteins are known to flag cells in the lining of the midgut of insects as being damaged , triggering a process of cell death called apoptosis .

有几种相似的蛋白质能标记受到伤害的昆虫中肠内壁细胞，从而引起细胞凋亡。

The ones who were deprived of antioxidants had smaller tumors , and 20 percent of the tumor cells were undergoing a type of cell death called apoptosis , which is fueled by free radicals .

不服用抗氧化维生素的小鼠有较小的肿瘤并且有20%的肿瘤细胞正在凋亡，凋亡正是通过氧化自由根离子造成的。

" People have speculated that cells die by apoptosis " -- a scientific term for cell suicide -- " if their dna is damaged , " nishimura said .

“人们推测细胞死亡是因为‘细胞凋亡’”细胞死亡的科学术语“如果细胞的dna被损坏了，”西村说。