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autolysis

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autolysis

In biology, the destruction of a cell after its death by the action of its own enzymes, which break down its structural molecules.


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The degree of postmortem autolysis was more than would be expected in a freshly killed animal.
This may be accomplished surgically, enzymatically, biologically, mechanically, or through autolysis.
 
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