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Autophagy & Longevity
How keeping house may keep one young
Email: Jill U Adams - juadams@the-scientist.com The Scientist 2005, 19(9):22
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During autophagy-literally "self-eating"-cells deliver cytoplasmic constituents, including whole organelles, to the lysosome for degradation. This crucial recycling process kicks in during gross developmental changes and times of nutrient deprivation. New work may place it within cellular aging pathways as well.
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