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Why Is Apoptosis Potentially Threatening to the Healthy "Neighbors" of a Dying

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Why is apoptosis potentially threatening to the healthy "neighbors" of a dying cell?


A) Cell death would usually spread from one cell to the next via paracrine signals.
B) Lysosomal enzymes exiting the dying cell would damage surrounding cells.
C) Released cellular energy would interfere with the neighbors' energy budget.
D) Bits of membrane from the dying cell could merge with neighbors and bring in foreign receptors.
E) Neighboring cells would activate immunological responses.

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