| Term Name: | autophagy |
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| Definition: | The cellular catabolic process in which cells digest parts of their own cytoplasm; allows for both recycling of macromolecular constituents under conditions of cellular stress and remodeling the intracellular structure for cell differentiation. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006914] QuickGO AmiGO |