The mechanism of hypoxic cell death follows a predictable six-step cascade: oxygen loss halts ATP production, the sodium-potassium pump fails, the cell swells with sodium and water, anaerobic glycolysis dumps lactic acid, lysosomal enzymes leak out, and finally the cell digests itself through necrosis or apoptosis.…
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