Autodigestion

Japanese: autodigestion
Autodigestion

…Lysosomes, which act as digestive organs for cells when the cells are healthy, decompose the entire cell when the cell dies, so they are also known as “suicide cases for cells.” At the organ level, the phenomenon in which digestive fluid secreted from glandular cells acts on the organ itself, such as the stomach or pancreas, to digest it, is also called autodigestion. [Takeda Fumikazu]…

*Some explanations of terms that mention "autodigestion" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…細胞が健在のときには細胞の消化器官として活動するリソソームは,細胞が死ぬと,こんどは逆に細胞全体を分解してしまうので別名〈細胞の自殺用ケース〉ともいわれる。なお器官レベルで,腺細胞から分泌された消化液がその臓器自身,たとえば胃や膵臓などに働き消化する現象autodigestionを自己消化ということもある。【武田 文和】。…

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