crinophagy

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crinophagy /crin·oph·a·gy/ (krin-of´ah-je) the intracytoplasmic digestion of the contents (peptides, proteins) of secretory vacuoles, after the vacuoles fuse with lysosomes.

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The disposal of excess secretory granules by lysosomes.

crinophagy

a process in which excessive amounts of hormone are fused with lysozymes to degrade the hormone.

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