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Descriptor English:
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Autophagy
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Autofagia
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Autofagia
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Synonyms English:
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Autophagies
Autophagies, Cellular
Autophagocytosis
Autophagy, Cellular
Cellular Autophagies
Cellular Autophagy
ER Phagy
ER-Phagy
Lipophagy
Nucleophagy
Reticulophagy
Ribophagy
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Tree Number:
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G04.011
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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general or unspecified; note specifics; do not confuse with AUTOPHAGIC CELL DEATH, a form of regulated cell death
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History Note English:
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2006(1979)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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1351
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Unique Identifier:
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D001343
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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