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Descriptor
English
:
Multivesicular Bodies
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cuerpos Multivesiculares
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Corpos Multivesiculares
Tree Number:
A11.284.430.214.190.875.190.880.337.500
Definition
English
:
Endosomes
containing intraluminal vesicles which are formed by the inward budding of the endosome membrane.
Multivesicular bodies
(MVBs) may fuse with other
organelles
such as
LYSOSOMES
or fuse back with the
PLASMA MEMBRANE
releasing their contents by
EXOCYTOSIS
. The MVB intraluminal vesicles released into the extracellular
environment
are known as
EXOSOMES.
History Note
English
:
2010; use ENDOSOMES 2009
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
53424
Unique Identifier:
D057146
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