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

cytoplasmic vesicles

Definition:
Membrane-limited structures derived from the plasma membrane or various intracellular membranes which function in storage, transport or metabolism.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
organelles
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/264088
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RDF/XMLCreated 2015-10-20, last modified 2015-12-03