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
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.
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