| Term: | intestinal epithelial cell autophagy of mitochondrion |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | intestinal epithelial cell |
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| Definition: | An epithelial cell of the intestine. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009399] |
| Name: | autophagy of mitochondrion |
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| 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 |