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Autophagy vs Heterophagy - What's the difference?

autophagy | heterophagy |

In biology terms the difference between autophagy and heterophagy

is that autophagy is a type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion while heterophagy is the digestion, within a cell, of material ingested via phagocytosis or pinocytosis.

autophagy

English

(wikipedia autophagy)

Noun

(-)
  • (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

    heterophagy

    English

    Noun

  • (biology) The digestion, within a cell, of material ingested via phagocytosis or pinocytosis