3. • Definition
• Types
• Mechanism
• Factors that induce autophagy
• Factors that regulate autophagy
• Diseases related to autophagy
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4. • A process by which a cell breaks down and
destroys old, damaged, or abnormal proteins
and other substances in its cytoplasm .
• The breakdown products are then recycled for
important cell functions, especially during
periods of stress or starvation
Autophagy