endocytosed

(adjective)

Engulfed during the process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material.

Related Terms

Examples of endocytosed in the following topics:

  • Transcytosis

    • Briefly the substance to be transported is endocytosed by the endothelial cell into a lipid vesicle which moves through the cell and is then exocytosed to the other side.

  • Types of WBCs

    • These granules are membrane-bound enzymes that act primarily in the digestion of endocytosed particles.
    • MN leukocytes contain lysosomes, small vesicles containing digestive enzymes that break down foreign matter that is endocytosed by the cell during phagocytosis.

  • Capillary Dynamics

    • Briefly the substance to be transported is endocytosed by the endothelial cell into a lipid vesicle which moves through the cell and is then exocytosed to the other side.