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Definition of Endocytosis
1. Noun. (cytology) The process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Endocytosis
1. [n -TOSES]
Medical Definition of Endocytosis
1. Uptake of material into a cell by the formation of a membrane bound vesicle. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Endocytosis
Literary usage of Endocytosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the Second Nimh Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"These findings suggest that endocytosis of synaptic vesicles involves the same gene
... 1991), as receptor-mediated endocytosis in peripheral tissues. ..."
2. Inside the Cell by Maya Pines (1990)
"(endocytosis can also occur without the involvement of a surface protein. In both
styles of endocytosis, a bit of the surface membrane folds inward around ..."
3. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"Schematic representation of distinct steps in synaptic vesicle exocytosis and
endocytosis. On the left, a synaptic vesicle is shown to attach by docking to ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Compounds ingested by cellular endocytosis are sequestered within lysosomes; if
a compound cannot be metabolized within or transported from the lysosomes it ..."
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