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Descriptor English: Exosomes
Descriptor Spanish: Exosomas
Descriptor exosomas
Scope note: Tipo de vesícula extracelular, que contiene ARN y proteínas, secretada en el espacio extracelular mediante EXOCITOSIS al fusionarse CUERPOS MULTIVESICULARES con la MEMBRANA PLASMÁTICA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Exossomos
Descriptor French: Exosomes
Tree number(s): A11.284.295.588.750
A11.284.430.214.190.875.190.880.495
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055354
Scope note: A type of extracellular vesicle, containing RNA and proteins, that is secreted into the extracellular space by EXOCYTOSIS when MULTIVESICULAR BODIES fuse with the PLASMA MEMBRANE.
Annotation: do not confuse with EXOSOME MULTIENZYME RIBONUCLEASE COMPLEX
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
Related: Cell-Derived Microparticles MeSH
Endosomes MeSH
Exosome Multienzyme Ribonuclease Complex MeSH
Secretory Vesicles MeSH
DeCS ID: 52990
Unique ID: D055354
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2015/07/06
Exosomes - Preferred
Concept UI M0516877
Scope note A type of extracellular vesicle, containing RNA and proteins, that is secreted into the extracellular space by EXOCYTOSIS when MULTIVESICULAR BODIES fuse with the PLASMA MEMBRANE.
Preferred term Exosomes



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