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Ansatte med arbeidsområde Basale medisinske, odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag


Sjøttem, Eva

Professor, Head of Department
Department of Medical Biology
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Research interests:

Characterisation of molecular mechanisms involved in selectivity and regulation of the intracellular process autophagy. Autophagy is a crucial process for cellular homeostasis. It selectively degrades intracellular  destroyed or dangerous components, infectious agents or excess components. Autophagy is important for cell survival during various cellular stresses like starvation, infection and oxygen deprivation. Disregulated autophagy is implicated in various diseases like neurodegenerative diseases, Cardiac diseases, and cancer. Furthermore...