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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "endocytosis" (GO:0006897)
Term Name endocytosis
Term Accession GO:0006897
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (5) GO:0016193, GO:0016196, nonselective vesicle endocytosis, plasma membrane invagination, vesicle endocytosis
Definition A vesicle-mediated transport process in which cells take up external materials or membrane constituents by the invagination of a small region of the plasma membrane to form a new membrane-bounded vesicle.
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