vesicle
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The cell then pulls this vesicle inward, where the coat dissolves and releases the virus.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025
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
Similarly, when they blocked synaptic vesicle production by hair follicle cells, they were no longer able to signal to the sensory nerves.
From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023
The vesicle fuses with a lysosome, and proteins inside the lysosome digest the food particle.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, Ð in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent; the urinary vesicle.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
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Cell Biology - Middle School
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Cell Biology - High School
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