Term: intestinal epithelial cell autophagy of mitochondrion
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Name: intestinal epithelial cell
Synonyms:
Definition: An epithelial cell of the intestine.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009399]
Name: autophagy of mitochondrion
Synonyms: mitochondrion disassembly, mitophagy
Definition: The autophagic process in which mitochondria are delivered to a type of vacuole and degraded in response to changing cellular conditions.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0000422]    QuickGO    AmiGO