emperipolesis
Sign in to savethumb|right|Micrograph showing emperipolesis in a case of [[Rosai-Dorfman disease. H&E stain.]] Emperipolesis is the presence of an intact cell within the cytoplasm of another cell. It is derived from Greek (en is inside, peripoleomai is go round). Emperipolesis is an uncommon biological process, and can be physiological or pathological.
Research
773 papers- Megakaryocyte emperipolesis: a new frontier in cell-in-cell interaction.Platelets · 2020
- Emperipolesis.The American journal of the medical sciences · 2015
- Emperipolesis, entosis and cell cannibalism: Demystifying the cloud.Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP · 2017
- Megakaryocyte emperipolesis in myeloproliferative neoplasms: Are neutrophils friends or foes?Journal of leukocyte biology · 2025
- Suicidal emperipolesis: a process leading to cell-in-cell structures, T cell clearance and immune homeostasis.Current molecular medicine · 2015
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thumb|right|Micrograph showing emperipolesis in a case of [[Rosai-Dorfman disease. H&E stain.]] Emperipolesis is the presence of an intact cell within the cytoplasm of another cell. It is derived from Greek (en is inside, peripoleomai is go round). Emperipolesis is an uncommon biological process, and can be physiological or pathological.
It is related to peripolesis, which is the attachment of one cell to another.
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