Atrophic factor

Atrophic factor

An atrophic factor is a force that causes a cell to die. Only natural forcing on the cell are considered to be atrophic factors. There are generally considered to be two types of atrophic factors.

#A decrease in fuel supply, i.e. the cell starves.
#The death of mitochondria which impairs the cells ability to take in energy.

Sources

* [http://www.psycheducation.org/mechanism/10AllPlayers.htm Chapter 10: All the Players on One Stage] from PsychEducation.org


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