Mort cellulaireLa mort cellulaire est l'arrêt définitif des métabolismes et des fonctions vitales, puis la destruction, de la cellule (unité de base des processus vitaux). Ce phénomène est un phénomène physiologique. Il intervient de manière naturelle lors de l'embryogenèse afin de contrôler le nombre de cellules dans l'organisme ou pour la formation d'une immunité efficace. Une trop grande mortalité cellulaire peut entrainer des dégénérescences ou au contraire une trop faible mortalité cellulaire peut entrainer des cancers.
Cell damageCell damage (also known as cell injury) is a variety of changes of stress that a cell suffers due to external as well as internal environmental changes. Amongst other causes, this can be due to physical, chemical, infectious, biological, nutritional or immunological factors. Cell damage can be reversible or irreversible. Depending on the extent of injury, the cellular response may be adaptive and where possible, homeostasis is restored. Cell death occurs when the severity of the injury exceeds the cell's ability to repair itself.
ProfessionalA professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to perform their specific role within that profession. In addition, most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct, enshrining rigorous ethical and moral obligations.
Professional associationA professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is a group that usually seeks to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that profession, and the public interest. In the United States, such an association is typically a nonprofit business league for tax purposes. In the UK, they may take a variety of legal forms.
