Term Name: | cardiac muscle cell apoptotic process |
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Synonyms: | cardiac muscle cell apoptosis |
Definition: | A form of programmed cell death induced by external or internal signals that trigger the activity of proteolytic caspases, whose actions dismantle a cardiac muscle cell and result in its death. Cardiac muscle cells are striated muscle cells that are responsible for heart contraction. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0010659] QuickGO AmiGO |