Endocytosis
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Cellular uptake of extracellular materials within membrane-limited vacuoles or microvesicles. ENDOSOMES play a central role in endocytosis. |
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Cells/physiology (1966-1972) |
Endocytosis Categories.
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Phagocytosis - The engulfing of microorganisms, other cells, and foreign particles by phagocytic cells (PHAGOCYTES). |
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Pinocytosis - The engulfing of liquids by cells by a process of invagination and closure of the cell membrane to form fluid-filled vacuoles. |
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