senescent
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As senescent cells accumulate with age, they can contribute to chronic inflammation and interfere with normal tissue repair.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
That metabolic change alone, however, was not enough to explain why senescent cells continuously release inflammatory molecules.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Although senescent cells no longer divide, they continue using energy and carrying out metabolic activity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
These zombie-like senescent cells stop dividing, yet they remain alive and active.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
In one thin arm, threaded with veins in a kind of senescent bas-relief, was a basket.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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