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noun - process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid
Introduction of fluids into a cell by invagination of the cell membrane, followed by formation of vesicles within the cells.
PINOCYTOSIS - In cellular biology, pinocytosis, otherwise known as fluid endocytosis and bulk-phase pinocytosis, is a mode of endocytosis in which small particles ...
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Introduction of fluids into a cell by invagination of the cell membrane, followed by formation of vesicles within the cells. |
process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid |
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In cellular biology, pinocytosis, otherwise known as fluid endocytosis and bulk-phase pinocytosis, is a mode of endocytosis in which small particles suspended in extracellular fluid are brought into the cell through an invagination of the cell membrane, resulting in a suspension of the particles within a small vesicle inside the cell. These pinocytotic vesicles subsequently fuse with lysosomes to hydrolyze (break down) the particles. This process requires energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the chemical compound mostly used as energy in the majority of animal cells. * Pinocytosis is used primarily for clearing extracellular fluids (ECF) and as part of immune surveillance . In contrast to phagocytosis, it generates very small amounts of ATP from the wastes of alternative substances such as lipids (fat). Unlike receptor-mediated endocytosis, pinocytosis is nonspecific in the substances that it transports. The cell takes in surrounding fluids, including all solutes present. |