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Depiction of the process of mitophagy. The engulfment of mitochondria forms a double-membrane-enclosed autophagosome, and then fuses with lysosomes. The process emits high-energy substances to recycle cell compartment, for example fatty acids and amino acids. Modified from Li et al. (15), with permission from Bioscientifica Limt.
