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Histolysis

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Histolysis is the decay and dissolution of organic tissues or of blood. It is sometimes referred to as histodialysis.[1] In cells, histolysis may be caused by uracil-DNA degradation.[2]

Origin: New Latin, from Greek ‘ιστος (histos) tissue + λυσις (lusis) dissolution from λυειν to loosen, dissolve.

Increase in histolysis has been found to correspond with the phase of insect metamorphosis in which metabolism is decreasing. Histolysis in this context is thought to be initiated by a changed hormonal balance presumably by causing a disturbed respiratory metabolism.[3]

References

  1. ^ histolysis at YourDictionary.com. Accessed on 2011-07-09.
  2. ^ Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology, Volume 48. Academic Press. 29 September 1994. p. 332.
  3. ^ Agrell, Ivar (September 1953). "Histolysis, Histogenesis, and Differentiation during Insect Metamorphosis in Relation to Metabolic Changes". J Embryol Exp Morphol. 1 (3): 279–82. Retrieved 6 December 2018.