Term: hair cell macroautophagy
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Name: hair cell
Synonyms: hair cells
Definition: Hair cell is a mechanoreceptor cell that is sensitive to movement of the hair-like projections (stereocilia and kinocilia) which relay the information centrally in the nervous system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009366]
Name: macroautophagy
Synonyms: autophagy, selective autophagy
Definition: The autophagic process that proceeds via the formation of an autophagosome.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0016236]    QuickGO    AmiGO