In the context of disease, autophagy has been seen as an adaptive response to stress which promotes survival, whereas in other cases it appears to promote cell death and morbidity. In the extreme case of starvation, the breakdown of cellular components promotes cellular survival by maintaining cellular energy levels.utophagy is constantly activated in normal cartilage but it is compromised with age and precedes cartilage cell death and structural damage. These results suggest autophagy is a normal protective process (chondroprotection) in the joint.
The griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a societal leader due to his traditional position as an advisor to royal personages. As a result of the former of these two functions, he is sometimes also called a bard.
groats (grÅts) pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Hulled grain, such as oats, barley, or buckwheat. [Middle English grotes, from Old English grotan.] groats (É¡rÉÊts) pl n. 1. (Cookery) the hulled and crushed grain of oats, wheat, or certain other cereals. 2. (Cookery) the parts of oat kernels used as food [Old English grot particle; related to grota fragment, as in meregrota pearl; see grit, grout] groats (groÊts) n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. hulled, cracked grain, as wheat or oats. 2.