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Autophagy vs Autolysis - What's the difference?

autophagy | autolysis |

As nouns the difference between autolysis and autophagy

is that autolysis is the destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself while autophagy is the process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.

autophagy

English

(wikipedia autophagy)

Noun

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  • (biology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
  • (biology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion
  • (rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.

    • Synonyms

    * (self-consumption) autocannibalism

    Coordinate terms

    * (programmed cell death) apoptosis

    autolysis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pathology, cytology) The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
  • (pathology) The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism.
  • (pathology) The autocytolysis of blood cells.
  • The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation.