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autophagy

Description

"The process by which cells digest parts of their own cytoplasm; allows for both recycling of macromolecular constituents under conditions of nutrient limitation and remodeling the intracellular structure for cell differentiation." [ISBN:0198547684, PMID:11099404, PMID:9412464]

Identifier

GO:0006914
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