2016
Question
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What is autophagy
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Physiological process in the body
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Process where body’s cell destroy damaged proteins and organelles
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Both A & B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -How long do you have to fast for autophagy to occur? Studies involving animals suggest that autophagy may begin between 24 to 48 hours of fasting.
Detailed explanation-2: -Autophagy is a form of cellular housekeeping in which misfolded proteins, damaged organelles, and pathogens are degraded and removed from cells. Autophagy plays a critical role in many areas of health, and like many physiological processes in the body, autophagy declines with age.
Detailed explanation-3: -(aw-TAH-fuh-jee) A process by which a cell breaks down and destroys old, damaged, or abnormal proteins and other substances in its cytoplasm (the fluid inside a cell).
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