endocytosis /en·do·cy·to·sis/ (-si-to´sis) the uptake by a cell of material from the environment by invagination of its plasma membrane; it includes both phagocytosis and pinocytosis.
endocytosis
endocytosis [en″do-si-to´sis]
en·do·cy·to·sis ( n d -s -t s s)n. A process of cellular ingestion by which the plasma membrane folds inward to bring substances into the cell. en do·cytic (-stk), endo·cy·totic (-s-t tk) adj.en do·cy·tose (-ts) v. |
endocytosis
[en′dōsītō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, endon, within, + kytos, cell
uptake by a cell of material from the environment by invagination of its plasma membrane, which may be either phagocytosis or pinocytosis. Compare exocytosis.
endocytosis [en″do-si-to´sis]
the uptake by a cell of material from the environment by invagination of the plasma membrane; it includes both phagocytosis and pinocytosis.
Endocytosis. Shown are pinocytosis of small fluid droplets (left) and phagocytosis of a large particle (right). From Dorland's, 2000.
endocytosis
the uptake by a cell of material from the environment by invagination of the plasma membrane; it includes both phagocytosis and pinocytosis.
receptor mediated endocytosis
uptake of materials bound to specific cell-surface receptors by invagination of the plasma membrane to form a small membrane-bounded vesicle; a mechanism for entry of viruses into cells.
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