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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 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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2005) very elegantly provided novel morphologic data showing the occurrence of translocation of UFPs, and they also reported--for the first time--that this translocation did not occur by endocytic processes but rather by diffusion or adhesive interactions. It can enter susceptible cells through the endocytic pathway (8). The newly issued patent is related to compositions for the effective endocytic presentation of immunosuppressive factors that are useful for the treatment of various disorders, such as autoimmune disorders. |
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