Term: | optic cup autophagy |
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Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
Name: | optic cup |
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Synonyms: | eye cup |
Definition: | Multi-tissue structure that is comprised of neural and non-neural epithelial layers which will form the retina and retinal pigmented epithelium of the mature eye. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001202] |
Name: | autophagy |
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Definition: | The cellular catabolic process in which cells digest cellular materials, such as organelles and other macromolecular constituents, or non-self materials such as intracellular pathogens. Autophagy serves to provide essential nutrients under conditions of cellular stress; or can remodel intracellular structures during cell differentiation. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006914] QuickGO AmiGO |