Mitophagy
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mitophagy is a noun meaning (microbiology) The removal of damaged mitochondria from a cell prior to cell death.
Meaning
(microbiology) The removal of damaged mitochondria from a cell prior to cell death.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include macroautophagy, mitophagosome, macrolipophagy, autophagy, microautophagy, micropexophagy.
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