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