Term: hepatocyte mitophagy
Name: hepatocyte
Synonyms: hepatocytes
Definition: The main structural component of the liver. They are specialized epithelial cells that are organized into interconnected plates called lobules.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009111]
Name: mitophagy
Synonyms: macromitophagy
Definition: The selective autophagy process in which a mitochondrion is degraded by macroautophagy.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0000423]    QuickGO    AmiGO