NALT

Preferred term

autophagy

Topic

The segregation and degradation of various cytoplasmic constituents via engulfment by multivesicular bodies; vacuoles; or autophagosomes and their digestion by lysosomes. It plays an important role in biological metamorphosis and in the removal of bone by osteoclasts. Defective autophagy is associated with various diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.

programmed cell death

autophagic cell death
autophagic programmed cell death
autophagocytosis
type 2 programmed cell death

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

63640

Spanish

autofagia

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/206099

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Created 9/24/13, last modified 4/14/20