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Multivesicular bodies

multivesicular bodies

membrane-bound body's, 0.5 to 1.0 um wide, that occur in the cytoplasm of cells and contain a number of small vesicles; hydrolases (especially acid phosphatase) occur in the matrix.


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Cell Membranes

... minor process). It involves vesicles. You need to look up vesicles, multivesicular bodies, early endosomes, late endosomes and lysosomes. Cheers.

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by MrMistery
Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:27 am
 
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The Fiber Disease

... eccentric nucleus, a few mitochondria and several membrane-surrounded bodies. The largest body has a quadruple membrane, and the smallest ones ... LD - lipid droplet; MC - mitochondrion; MT - microtubules; MVB - multivesicular body; Nu - nucleus; PC - phagocyte; Pl - plasmodium; Pr - ...

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