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Definition of Pinocytosis
1. Noun. Process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid.
Definition of Pinocytosis
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Medical Definition of Pinocytosis
1. Uptake of fluid filled vesicles into cells (endocytosis). Macro pinocytosis and micro pinocytosis are distinct processes, the latter being energy independent and involving the formation of receptor ligand clusters on the outside of the plasma membrane and clathrin on the cytoplasmic face. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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