| Term: | lysosome-rich enterocyte endocytosis |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | lysosome-rich enterocyte |
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| Definition: | Enterocytes that possess a large supranuclear vacuolar system that preferentially internalize dietary protein via receptor-mediated and fluid-phase endocytosis for intracellular digestion and trans-cellular transport. In zebrafish these cells are located in the posterior region of the mid intestine throughout life. In mammals they are found in the ileum pre-weaning and later are replaced by mature enterocytes . |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005942] |
| Name: | endocytosis |
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| Synonyms: | endocytic import into cell, nonselective vesicle endocytosis, plasma membrane invagination, vesicle endocytosis |
| Definition: | A vesicle-mediated transport process in which cells take up external materials or membrane constituents by the invagination of a part of the plasma membrane to form a new membrane-bounded vesicle. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006897] QuickGO AmiGO |