Autophagy

Synonyms

Autophagic Cell Death

Autophagic Cell Deaths

Autophagic Programmed Cell Death

Autophagies

Autophagies, Cellular

Autophagocytosis

Autophagy, Cellular

Cell Death, Autophagic

Cell Deaths, Autophagic

Cellular Autophagies

Cellular Autophagy

Death, Autophagic Cell

Deaths, Autophagic Cell

Macro autophagy

Macro-autophagies

Macro-autophagy

Macroautophagies

Macroautophagy

Programmed Cell Death, Type II

The segregation and degradation of cytoplasmic constituents by AUTOPHAGOSOMES and their digestion by LYSOSOMES. It plays an important role in BIOLOGICAL METAMORPHOSIS and in the removal of bone by OSTEOCLASTS. Defective autophagy is associated with various diseases, including NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES and cancer.