Preferred Label : Dense Core Vesicles;
MeSH definition : Membrane-bound electron-dense organelles, 50–200 nm in size found in neurons and endocrine
cells. Dense core vesicles package cargo molecules (NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROTRANSMITTERS
and MiRNAs) in a granular internal matrix. Neuronal dense core vesicles release their
cargo content by EXOCYTOSIS.;
MeSH synonym : Dense Core Vesicle; Vesicle, Dense Core; Dense-Core Vesicles; Dense-Core Vesicle; Vesicle, Dense-Core; Dense Core Granules; Dense Core Granule; Granule, Dense Core; Dense-Core Granules; Dense-Core Granule; Granule, Dense-Core;
MeSH hyponym : Large Dense Core Granules; Large Dense-Core Granules; Dense-Core Granule, Large; Dense-Core Granules, Large; Large Dense-Core Granule; Large Dense-Core Vesicles; Dense-Core Vesicle, Large; Dense-Core Vesicles, Large; Large Dense-Core Vesicle; Vesicle, Large Dense-Core; LDCVs; SDCGs; Small Dense Core Granules; Small Dense-Core Vesicles; Dense-Core Vesicle, Small; Small Dense-Core Vesicle; Small Dense-Core Granules; Dense-Core Granule, Small; Small Dense-Core Granule;
Origin ID : D000088482;
UMLS CUI : C0887944;
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Membrane-bound electron-dense organelles, 50–200 nm in size found in neurons and endocrine
cells. Dense core vesicles package cargo molecules (NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROTRANSMITTERS
and MiRNAs) in a granular internal matrix. Neuronal dense core vesicles release their
cargo content by EXOCYTOSIS.