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Preferred term

Multivesicular Bodies  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Endosomal Carrier Vesicles
  • Multi-Vesicular Bodies

In other languages

  • French

  • CMV (Corps MultiVésiculaire)
  • Corps multi-vésiculaire
  • Corps multi-vésiculaires
  • Corps multivésiculaire
  • Endosomes tardifs
  • Vésicules endosomales de transport

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-H128STQ0-Z

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