Starvation-induced autophagy: friend or foe?

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Nabil Eid

Thanks it should be a friend

Enxiang Zhang

But i do not think so

Zainab J. Khudhair

Friend

Thanks , yes it should be friend.

Nilay Nandi

Nabil Eid Nirmala S.V.S.G

Enxiang Zhang friend if properly regulated under the cellular context

however deregulated autophagy can cause cell death (Biochim Biophys Acta. 2013 Dec;1833(12):3448-3459. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.06.001. Epub 2013 Jun 13)