senescent
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That suggests the treatment may be most active in older tissue, where senescent cells have built up.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
A 2024 Frontiers in Immunology review emphasized that senescence can play a helpful role during normal wound repair, but persistent senescent cells may contribute to chronic wounds, fibrosis, and abnormal healing.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
These cells, known as senescent cells, no longer work normally, but they remain active enough to interfere with nearby tissue.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
At the same time, scientists are careful not to portray senescent cells as purely bad.
From Science Daily • May 20, 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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