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senescent

[si-nes-uhnt] / sɪˈnɛs ənt /


ADJECTIVE
obsolescent
Synonyms




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ABT-263 has drawn interest because it can target senescent cells, but oral senolytic drugs may cause side effects because they circulate through the body.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Writing in the journal Aging Cell, the researchers describe a technique that uses molecules called "aptamers" to tag senescent cells.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Elsewhere on campus, Sarah Jachim, Ph.D., -- who was also completing graduate research at the time -- was studying aging and senescent cells in the laboratory of Nathan LeBrasseur, Ph.D.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Researchers have struggled to reliably identify senescent cells hiding among healthy cells in living tissue.

From Science Daily • May 15, 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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