Term Name: | nurse cell apoptotic process |
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Synonyms: | apoptosis of nurse cells, invertebrate nurse cell apoptosis, nurse cell apoptosis, nurse cell programmed cell death by apoptosis, programmed cell death of nurse cells by apoptosis |
Definition: | Any apoptotic process in a nurse cell. During late oogenesis, following the transfer of substances from the nurse cells to the oocyte, nurse cell remnants are cleared from the egg chamber by apoptotic process. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0045476] QuickGO AmiGO |