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Endosomes MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Endosomes
Tree Number(s)
A11.284.430.214.190.875.190.880.337
Unique ID
D011992
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011992
Scope Note
Cytoplasmic vesicles formed when COATED VESICLES shed their CLATHRIN coat. Endosomes internalize macromolecules bound by receptors on the cell surface.
Entry Term(s)
Receptosomes
NLM Classification #
QU 350
Previous Indexing
Endocytosis (1973-1982)
See Also
Endocytosis
Exosomes
Public MeSH Note
95; was RECEPTOSOMES 1983-94
Online Note
use ENDOSOMES to search RECEPTOSOMES 1983-94
History Note
95; was RECEPTOSOMES 1983-94
Date Established
1983/01/01
Date of Entry
1982/04/19
Revision Date
2009/07/06
Endosomes Preferred
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