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Pinocytosis vs Pinosome - What's the difference?

pinocytosis | pinosome |

As nouns the difference between pinocytosis and pinosome

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 pinosome is (cytology) a vesicle filled with extracellular fluid, formed by pinching the cell membrane inward through 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

    • pinosome

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cytology) A vesicle filled with extracellular fluid, formed by pinching the cell membrane inward through pinocytosis

    • Derived terms

    * macropinosome * pinosomal

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