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caveolae

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caveola [ka″ve-o´lah] (pl. caveo´lae) (L.)
one of the minute pits or incuppings of the cell membrane formed during pinocytosis.
caveolae
membrane-lined cavities.
thymic caveolae
large, membrane-lined cavities in the outer cortex of the thymus in which marrow-derived lymphocytes develop sophisticated lymphogenous traits.
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