OBO ID: GO:0045476
Term Name: nurse cell apoptotic process Search Ontology:
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. 11973306
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Ontology: GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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