Research
4,595 papers- Pinocytosis.International review of cytology · 1959
- Pinocytosis.Scientific American · 1961
- Pinocytosis.Taiwan yi xue hui za zhi. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association · 1967
- [PINOCYTOSIS].Microbiologia, parazitologia, epidemiologia · 1964
- [Pinocytosis].Tsitologiia · 1962
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Function
- Pinocytosis and ATP
- Etymology and pronunciation
- Non-specific, adsorptive pinocytosis
- Macropinocytosis
- Inhibitors
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|250px|Pinocytosis
In cellular biology, pinocytosis, otherwise known as fluid endocytosis and bulk-phase pinocytosis, is a mode of endocytosis in which small molecules dissolved in extracellular fluid are brought into the cell through an invagination of the cell membrane, resulting in their containment within a small vesicle inside the cell. These pinocytotic vesicles then typically fuse with early endosomes to hydrolyze (break down) the particles.