Term Name: | phagosome maturation involved in apoptotic cell clearance |
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Definition: | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the arrangement of constituent parts of a phagosome within a cell and contributes to apoptotic cell clearance. Phagosome maturation begins with endocytosis and formation of the early phagosome and ends with the formation of the hybrid organelle, the phagolysosome. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0090386] QuickGO AmiGO |