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Also known as endocytic import into cell, vesicle endocytosis, endocitosis vesicular, GO:0006897, endocitosis no selectiva de vesículas, GO: 0006897

thumb|right|400px|The different types of endocytosis Endocytosis is a cellular process in which substances are brought into the cell. The material to be internalized is surrounded by an area of cell membrane, which then buds off inside the cell to form a vesicle containing the ingested materials. Endocytosis includes pinocytosis (cell drinking) and phagocytosis (cell eating). It is a form of active transport.

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thumb|right|400px|The different types of endocytosis Endocytosis is a cellular process in which substances are brought into the cell. The material to be internalized is surrounded by an area of cell membrane, which then buds off inside the cell to form a vesicle containing the ingested materials. Endocytosis includes pinocytosis (cell drinking) and phagocytosis (cell eating). It is a form of active transport.

== History == The term was proposed by De Duve in 1963. Phagocytosis was discovered by Élie Metchnikoff in 1882.

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