Cell Function
transcytosis
Subclass of:
Biological Transport;
Endocytosis;
Exocytosis
Definitions related to transcytosis:
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Passage of materials or solutes across a cell layer by endocytosis at one face, transport in vesicles and release at the other face.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The directed movement of endocytosed material through the cell and its exocytosis from the plasma membrane at the opposite side.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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The transport of materials through a cell. It includes the uptake of materials by the cell (ENDOCYTOSIS), the movement of those materials through the cell, and the subsequent secretion of those materials (EXOCYTOSIS).NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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