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phenomena (en) > biological phenomena (en) > physiological functions (en) > endocytosis (en) > micropinocytosis (en)

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  • 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.

    Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22288445

    Created: 1/24/22

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