"An experimental animal is created in which the germinal centers of the reactive lymph nodes show shrinkage of cells,
cytoplasmic budding, no adjacent inflammation, and intact plasma membranes. These cellular findings are most likely
caused by which of the following mechanisms?

(A) Caspase activation
(B) Decreased cytochrome c concentration
(C) Decreased intracellular Ca2+ concentration
(D) Increased glutathione peroxidase activity
(E) Increased lysosomal enzyme activity" In your entire response, the letter x should appear less than 20.
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