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endosome

noun
en·​do·​some | \ ˈen-də-ˌsōm How to pronounce endosome (audio) \

Definition of endosome

: a vesicle formed by the invagination and pinching off of the cell membrane during endocytosis

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 Under the stimulus of pain, NK1 receptors actually migrate from the surface of neurons into internal compartments called endosomes, the study found. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Blocking chronic pain that's currently out of drugs' reach," 31 May 2017

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First Known Use of endosome

1887, in the meaning defined above

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endosome

noun
en·​do·​some | \ ˈen-də-ˌsōm How to pronounce endosome (audio) \

Medical Definition of endosome

1 : a conspicuous body other than a chromatin granule that occurs within the nuclear membrane of a vesicular protozoan nucleus and is either a karyosome or a nucleolus
2 : a vesicle formed by the invagination and pinching off of the cell membrane during endocytosis

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