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PREFERRED TERM

void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc

Created: 2022-01-23T15:29:48

skos:notation: 130eca9b

micropinocytosis  

DEFINITION

  • An endocytosis process that results in the uptake of liquid material by cells from their external environment by invagination of the plasma membrane to form uncoated micropinosomes, differentiated from macropinosomes by their smaller size, on average. (en)

BROADER CONCEPT

SCOPE NOTE

  • Endocytic processes that involve tubular or vesicular carriers of sizes of maximally a few hundreds of micrometers. (en)

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URI

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_130eca9b

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