Pycnosis (Noun)
Meaning
A degenerative state of the cell nucleus.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The morphological changes of apoptosis, such as chromatin condensation and pycnosis, can be visualized through electron microscopy.
- As cells undergo pycnosis, their nuclear contents condense, often making it easier to observe cell death through standard microscopic techniques.
- Apoptosis in tissue cultures typically features various characteristic markers including cellular shrinkage and nuclear pycnosis.
- Early cellular alterations including pyknosis may manifest when exposure to DNA damage persists, especially as programmed cell death takes effect.
- Evidence suggests an abnormal elevation of DNA degradation within certain damaged neurons ultimately yields increased cell susceptibility and characteristic manifestations like pyknosis and other degradative forms of programmed death.