💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mitophagy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| macroautophagynoun | (biology) A form of autophagy in which a membrane (the phagophore) forms around the material to be digested before it fuses with the lysosome |
| mitophagosomenoun | A phagosome associated with mitochondria |
| macrolipophagynoun | (biology) macroautophagy of lipid-containing tissue |
| autophagynoun | (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. |
| microautophagynoun | (biology) A form of autophagy in which the material to be digested fuses directly with the lysosome |
| micropexophagynoun | (biology) The microautophagy of peroxisomes |
| autophagosisnoun | autophagy |
| zymophagynoun | (biology) Autophagy of zymogen granules. |
| ribophagynoun | (biochemistry) The degradation of ribosomes by autophagy. |
| macropexophagynoun | (biology) The macroautophagy of peroxisomes |
| autophagocytosisnoun | autophagy |
| mitoxosomenoun | (cytology) A mitochondrial organelle associated with oxidative metabolism |
| lipophagynoun | (biology) The physical or chemical breakdown of fat droplets within a cell. |
| pexophagynoun | (biology) The selective autophagy of peroxisomes |
| mitochondrionnoun | (cytology) A spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and containing genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP. |
| mitochondriogenesisnoun | The production of mitochondria |
| autophagosomenoun | (biology) A phagosome in which part of a cell's own cytoplasm is digested |
| autophagophorenoun | (cytology) The membrane apparatus in a cell responsible for autophagy |
| lipoautophagynoun | autophagy of lipids |
| mitoplastnoun | A mitochondrion that has been stripped of its outer membrane, leaving the inner membrane intact. |
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