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autophagy: Quick Facts

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Also Known As autophagocytosis

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3D illustration of cellular autophagy showing a lysosome fusing with an autophagosome filled with various microbes and molecules, against a black background.
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Ohsumi, Yoshinori
Yoshinori Ohsumi
Japanese biologist