Preferred Label : Extracellular Vesicles;
MeSH definition : Membrane limited structures derived from cell membranes and cytoplasmic material,
and released into EXTRACELLULAR SPACE. They circulate through the EXTRACELLULAR FLUID
and through the peripheral blood in the MICROVASCULATURE where cells, much larger,
cannot, thereby affecting a variety of intercellular communication processes.;
MeSH synonym : Extracellular Vesicle; Vesicle, Extracellular; Vesicles, Extracellular;
MeSH hyponym : Exovesicles; Apoptotic Bodies; Exovesicle; Apoptotic Body; Bodies, Apoptotic; Body, Apoptotic;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracellular vesicle;
Origin ID : D000067128;
UMLS CUI : C3894683;
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Membrane limited structures derived from cell membranes and cytoplasmic material,
and released into EXTRACELLULAR SPACE. They circulate through the EXTRACELLULAR FLUID
and through the peripheral blood in the MICROVASCULATURE where cells, much larger,
cannot, thereby affecting a variety of intercellular communication processes.