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xenophagic

xenophagic adjective: exhibiting or relating to xenophagy.

Adjective

xenophagic (not comparable)

  1. Exhibiting or relating to xenophagy.
    • Autophagy may contribute to the elimination of Mtb through the fusion of Mtb-containing autophagosomes with lysosomes, leading to the xenophagic degradation of Mtb, and/or the enhancement of antigen presentation, and the consequent activation of adaptive immunity.2016 January 28, “The Defect in Autophagy Induction by Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Is Correlated with Poor Tuberculosis Outcomes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about xenophagic

What does xenophagic mean?
Xenophagic means exhibiting or relating to xenophagy.
What part of speech is xenophagic?
Xenophagic is an adjective.

Words near xenophagic in the dictionary

  1. xenoperfuses
  2. xenoperfusing
  3. xenoperfusion
  4. xenoperfusions
  5. xenopericardium
  6. xenophagic
  7. xenophagy
  8. Xenophanean
  9. Xenophanes
  10. Xenophanian
  11. Xenophanic

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