Exosomes
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002341
Vesicles secreted from multivesicular bodies into the extracellular environment when the multivesicular bodies fuse with the plasma membrane. Multivesicular bodies are formed from endosomes when they accumulate vesicles (sometimes referred to as "intraluminal vesicles") from inward budding of the endosome membrane.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002341 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2013; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Cytoplasmic vesicles; Endosomes |
| Translations | Spanish: exosomas |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002341",
"term": "Exosomes",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Vesicles secreted from multivesicular bodies into the extracellular environment when the multivesicular bodies fuse with the plasma membrane. Multivesicular bodies are formed from endosomes when they accumulate vesicles (sometimes referred to as \"intraluminal vesicles\") from inward budding of the endosome membrane.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"cytoplasmic vesicles",
"endosomes"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2013",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "exosomas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/exosomes/"
}
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