Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Kuvat
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Synonyymit
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| italia | autofagia |
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell, and often a defensive or self-preservation measure.
- (cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
- (rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | autophagies |
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell, and often a defensive or self-preservation measure.
A Diagram of the process of autophagy, which produces the structures autophagosomes (AP), and autolysosomes (AL) B Electron micrograph of autophagic structures AP and AL in the fat body of a fruit fly larva C Fluorescently labeled autophagosomes AP in liver cells of starved mice