Name: | hepatocyte |
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Synonyms: | hepatocytes |
Definition: | The main structural component of the liver. They are specialized epithelial cells that are organized into interconnected plates called lobules. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009111] |
Name: | autophagy |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | The cellular catabolic process in which cells digest cellular materials, such as organelles and other macromolecular constituents, or non-self materials such as intracellular pathogens. Autophagy serves to provide essential nutrients under conditions of cellular stress; or can remodel intracellular structures during cell differentiation. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006914] QuickGO AmiGO |