Vesicle vs Macropinocytosis - What's the difference?
vesicle | macropinocytosis |
(cytology) A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
A small bladder-like cell or cavity.
(anatomy) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
(anatomy) A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
(geology) A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.
* 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 51:
(cytology) A form of endocytosis in which a large fluid-filled vesicle, or macropinosome, is pinched off from the cell membrane and brought into the interior of the cell
In cytology terms the difference between vesicle and macropinocytosis
is that vesicle is a membrane-bound compartment found in a cell while macropinocytosis is a form of endocytosis in which a large fluid-filled vesicle, or macropinosome, is pinched off from the cell membrane and brought into the interior of the cell.vesicle
English
(wikipedia vesicle)Noun
(en noun)- It frequently contains holes, or vesicles , especially nearer the surface of a flow where gas has escaped.