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phagosomes

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004849

Membrane-bound cytoplasmic vesicles formed by invagination of phagocytized material. They fuse with lysosomes to form phagolysosomes in which the hydrolytic enzymes of the lysosome digest the phagocytized material.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004849
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymsphagolysosomes
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsocytoplasmic vesicles; macroautophagy; autophagosomes
TranslationsSpanish: fagosomas
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004849",
  "term": "phagosomes",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Membrane-bound cytoplasmic vesicles formed by invagination of phagocytized material. They fuse with lysosomes to form phagolysosomes in which the hydrolytic enzymes of the lysosome digest the phagocytized material.",
  "synonyms": [
    "phagolysosomes"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "cytoplasmic vesicles",
    "macroautophagy",
    "autophagosomes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "fagosomas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/phagosomes/"
}

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