Health
In a cell-eat-cell world calcium ions activate ‘eat-me’ signal in necrotic cells – Medical Xpress
Just as people keep their houses clean and clutter under control, a crew of cells in the body is in charge of clearing the waste the body generates, including dying…
Just as people keep their houses clean and clutter under control, a crew of cells in the body is in charge of clearing the waste the body generates, including dying cells. The housekeeping cells remove unwanted material by a process called phagocytosis, which literally means ‘eating cells.’ The housekeepers engulf and ingest the dying cells and break them down to effectively eliminate them.
“Phagocytosis is very important for the body’s health,” said Dr. Zheng Zhou, whose lab at Baylor College of…
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