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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > cell biology > cell structures > protoplasm > cytoplasm > organelles > cytoplasmic vesicles > exosomes
Fields of Study > cell biology > cell structures > intracellular space > cytoplasm > organelles > cytoplasmic vesicles > exosomes
Preferred Term:

exosomes

Definition:
Vesicles secreted from multivesicular bodies into the extracellular environment when the multivesicular bodies fuse with the plasma membrane. Multivesicular bodies are formed from endosomes when they accumulate vesicles (sometimes referred to as "intraluminal vesicles") from inward budding of the endosome membrane.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
cytoplasmic vesicles
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/196334
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RDF/XMLCreated 2013-02-07, last modified 2015-10-20