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Synonyms for autolysis

lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process

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Autolysis of meat, Red deer meat, Changes after death, Microstructure, Autolytic processes.
saprophyticus colonises the bladder and urethral epithelium by different types of adhesions which include hemagglutinins with autolytic and adhesive properties, surface-associated lipase that forms fimbria-like surface appendages.
Conversely, a low number of fibers from the lung dust analysis may be sufficient for the diagnosis of asbestosis, if there is clear confirmation of fibrosis while the general condition of the tissue is poor due to secondary effects like tumorous, autolytic or inflammatory changes.
Once the antibiotic threat abates, studies showed that the cells recover, and through autolytic processes they disintegrated the thickened CW giving way to conventional formation of a new CW [50-52].
Bronchopneumonia was observed in the lungs of the G4 male, and congestion and edema of the alveoli as well as mild autolytic changes in the lungs and moderate to marked autolytic lesions in the liver, kidneys, stomach, intestine, genital organs, brain, sciatic nerve, spleen, thymus, and spinal cord were observed in both animals on microscopic examination (Table 9).
This technology has been applied to autolytic change detecting [7], fat predicting [8], fish oil predicting [9], adulteration detecting [10, 11], freshness [12, 13], and so on.
The increase in pH could be associated with the formation of volatile compounds, such as ammonia and amines (histamine, putrescine, cadaverine, and tyramine), produced in autolytic pathways, as well as by bacterial action on free amino acids [11].
Influence of the incubation temperature on the autolytic activity of Lactobacillus acidophilus.
All thoracic and abdominal organs showed initial autolytic changes, the liver was increased in volume, soft tissues appeared edematous and brain was almost completely autolytic.
On exposure to [beta]-lactam antibiotics, bacteria eventually lyse because of the ongoing activity of cell wall autolytic enzymes while cell wall assembly is arrested.