Macropinocytosis
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Macropinocytosis is a noun meaning (cytology) A form of endocytosis in which a large fluid-filled vesicle, or macropinosome, is pinched off from the cell membrane and brought into the interior of the cell.
Meaning
(cytology) A form of endocytosis in which a large fluid-filled vesicle, or macropinosome, is pinched off from the cell membrane and brought into the interior of the cell.
Word Forms
- macropinocytoses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include macropinosome, marcopinocytosis, micropinocytosis, pinocytosis, pinosome, pintocytosis.
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