GO TERM SUMMARY
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Name: |
endocytosis |
Acc: |
GO:0006897 |
Aspect: |
Biological Process |
Desc: |
A type of vesicle-mediated transport in which cells take up external materials or membrane constituents by the invagination of small region of the plasma membrane to form a new membrane-bounded vesicle. |
Synonyms:
- vesicle endocytosis
- GO:0016193
- GO:0016196
- nonselective vesicle endocytosis
- plasma membrane invagination
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH
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