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microautophagy — mi·cro·au·toph·a·gy (mi″kro aw tophґə je) autophagy in which small amounts of cytoplasm or individual organelles are engulfed, either by invagination of a lysosomal membrane or by invagination of the endosomal membrane during the… … Medical dictionary
Autophagy (cellular) — In cell biology, autophagy, or autophagocytosis, is a catabolic process involving the degradation of a cell s own components through the lysosomal machinery. It is a tightly regulated process that plays a normal part in cell growth, development,… … Wikipedia
Autophagy — This article is about the cellular process. For other uses, see Autophagy (disambiguation). (A) Diagram of autophagy; (B) Electron micrograph of autophagic structures in the fatbody of a fruit fly larva; (C) Fluorescently labeled autophagosomes… … Wikipedia
autophagy — Segregation and disposal of damaged organelles within a cell. SYN: autophagia (3). [auto + G. phago, to eat] * * * au·toph·a·gy ȯ täf ə jē n, pl gies digestion of cellular constituents by enzymes of the same cell au·toph·a·gic jik adj * * *… … Medical dictionary
macroautophagy — mac·ro·au·toph·a·gy (mak″ro aw tophґə je) autophagy in which large volumes of cytoplasm, including proteins, organelles, and ribosomes, are enclosed in a double membraned vacuole (autophagosome), which fuses with a lysosome. Cf.… … Medical dictionary
