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Pinocytosis vs Heterophagy - What's the difference?

pinocytosis | heterophagy |

In biology|lang=en terms the difference between pinocytosis and heterophagy

is that pinocytosis is (biology) a form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion while heterophagy is (biology) the digestion, within a cell, of material ingested via phagocytosis or pinocytosis.

As nouns the difference between pinocytosis and heterophagy

is that pinocytosis is (biology) a form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion while heterophagy is (biology) the digestion, within a cell, of material ingested via phagocytosis or pinocytosis.

pinocytosis

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Noun

(wikipedia pinocytosis) (-)
  • (biology) A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion

    • heterophagy

    English

    Noun

  • (biology) The digestion, within a cell, of material ingested via phagocytosis or pinocytosis