ectosome
English
Etymology
ecto- + -some
Noun
ectosome (plural ectosomes)
- An extracellular vesicle assembled at, and released from the plasma membrane
- 2015 August 14, “Oscarella lobularis (Homoscleromorpha, Porifera) Regeneration: Epithelial Morphogenesis and Metaplasia”, in PLOS ONE, DOI: :
- In this work we reveal the underlying cellular mechanisms used during morphogenesis accompanying ectosome regeneration in the homoscleromorph sponge model: Oscarella lobularis.
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Related terms
- ectocytosis
- ectosomal
See also
- exosome