Preferred Term:
coated vesicles
Definition:
Vesicles formed when cell-membrane coated pits invaginate and pinch off. The outer surface of these vesicles are covered with a lattice-like network of coat proteins, such as clathrin, coat protein complex proteins, or caveolins.
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/26666
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