How do you use Autophagy in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Autophagy in a sentence
Autophagy meaning
- The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell, and often a defensive or self-preservation measure.
- A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
- Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
Using Autophagy
- The main meaning on this page is: The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell, and often a defensive or self-preservation measure. | A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion. | Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
Context around Autophagy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Autophagy
- In this selection, "autophagy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, inhibit, regularly and completely stand out and add context to how "autophagy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include autophagy a process and autophagy is the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "autophagy" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with autophagy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many people who go through Autophagy regularly actually look way younger than their age. (14 words)
Autophagy is the body’s way of cleaning out damaged cells, in order to regenerate newer, healthier cells. (18 words)
Postprandial levels inhibit autophagy completely. citation * Increased amino acid uptake – forces cells to absorb circulating amino acids; increase of insulin inhibits absorption. (22 words)
She eats wheatgerm, soya beans and nuts to up her intake of spermidine – a dietary molecule that interacts with our DNA and mimics an anti-ageing process called autophagy, which de-ages us at a cellular level. (37 words)
Autophagy, a process by which cells degrade and recycle components, is believed to be particularly sensitive to NAD+ levels, and it is hypothesized that NAD+ might modulate this process through sirtuin-dependent mechanisms. (33 words)
Postprandial levels inhibit autophagy completely. citation * Increased amino acid uptake – forces cells to absorb circulating amino acids; increase of insulin inhibits absorption. (22 words)
Example sentences (5)
Autophagy, a process by which cells degrade and recycle components, is believed to be particularly sensitive to NAD+ levels, and it is hypothesized that NAD+ might modulate this process through sirtuin-dependent mechanisms.
She eats wheatgerm, soya beans and nuts to up her intake of spermidine – a dietary molecule that interacts with our DNA and mimics an anti-ageing process called autophagy, which de-ages us at a cellular level.
Autophagy is the body’s way of cleaning out damaged cells, in order to regenerate newer, healthier cells.
Many people who go through Autophagy regularly actually look way younger than their age.
Postprandial levels inhibit autophagy completely. citation * Increased amino acid uptake – forces cells to absorb circulating amino acids; increase of insulin inhibits absorption.