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vesicle

[ves-i-kuhl] / ˈvɛs ɪ kəl /


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The goal is to observe how vesicle dynamics may differ in affected neurons.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

"This study represents one of the first direct visualizations showing the localization of these two proteins on synaptic vesicle membranes," she explains.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

The classical explanation of how autophagy works is that the cellular "garbage" to be dealt with is sequestered in a membrane-surrounded vesicle, and ultimately delivered to lysosomes for degradation.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

Indigestible waste material is ejected from the cell when an exocytic vesicle fuses with the plasma membrane.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

N.Y., in 1870, a surgeon inoculated himself while opening a vesicle on the hand of a farmer.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various