| Term Name: | receptor diffusion trapping |
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| Definition: | The process by which a membrane receptor, diffusing freely within the plasma membeane, becomes trapped in some plasma membrane region. This can happen when a receptor bind, directly or indirectly, to some component of the underlying matrix. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0098953] QuickGO AmiGO |