This flashcard defines macropinocytosis as the process where cells engulf large amounts of extracellular fluid into an intracellular vesicle. It highlights this as a mechanism for dendritic cells to acquire diverse antigens from their environment.
Proceso por el cual grandes cantidades de líquido extracelular son absorbidas hacia una vesícula intracelular. Esta es una forma en que las células dendríticas pueden captar una amplia variedad de antígenos de su entorno.
| Front | A process in which large amounts of extracellular fluid are taken up into an intracellular vesicle. This is one way in which dendritic cells can take up a wide variety of antigens from their surroundings |
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| Back | macropinocytosis |
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