extracellular exosome

Term ID

GO:0070062

Synonyms

• exosome
• extracellular vesicular exosome

Definition

A vesicle that is released into the extracellular region by fusion of the limiting endosomal membrane of a multivesicular body with the plasma membrane. Extracellular exosomes, also simply called exosomes, have a diameter of about 40-100 nm. (6)

References

Ontology

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