Starr/Taggert 5.6 Bulk Transport Across Membranes
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6 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| exocytosis |  vesicle moves to cell surface and protein studded lipid bilayer of its membrane fuses with plasma membrane, contents released to surroundings |
| endocytosis | 3 pathways - receptor-mediated, bulk-phase, phagocytosis |
| endocytosis | occurs when a cell takes in substances next to its surface |
| receptor-mediated | _____-_____ endocytosis, membrane receptors chemically recognize and bind specific substances, concentrated in tiny indentation in plasma membrane |
| bulk-phase | ____-_____ endocytosis, less selective, endocytic vesicle forms around small volume of extracellular fluid, regardless of contents |
| phagocytosis | form of endocytosis in which cell engulfs microorganisms, large edible particles, and cellular debris - "cell eating" |
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