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Interphase death

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Death of an irradiated cell before it reaches mitosis. Sometimes the term is wrongly used as a synonym for ‘apoptosis’, but interphase death can occur through mechanisms other than apoptosis. (Adapted from ICRP Publication 118, 2012)

ICRP Glossary entry - June 2019


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