Pinocytosis

Japanese: pinocytosis
Pinocytosis

…Endocytosis is a general term for the action of cells taking in substances from the outside world by drinking fluids or eating food. In the past, drinking fluids was called pinocytosis, and eating was called phagocytosis, but now it is considered preferable to use the same name because they share common functions and mechanisms. For the sake of convenience, we will distinguish between the two here. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "pinocytosis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…エンドサイトーシスとは細胞が液を飲んだり,餌を食べたりして外界から物質を取り込む作用の総称である。かつては液を飲むことを飲作用pinocytosis,食べることを食作用phagocytosisと呼び分けてきたが,現在では両者が共通の機能・機構をもつことから考えて同じ名称がのぞましいということになっている。ここでは便宜上,両者を区別して説明する。…

※「pinocytosis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Pinnotheridae

>>:  Pinos, Isla de (English spelling) PinosIslade

Recommend

Balto-Slavic Languages ​​Problem - Balto-Slavic Languages ​​Problem

The two branches of the Indo-European language fam...

Grozny (English spelling)

Chechnya is the capital of the Republic of Chechny...

Kami Ezochi

…Although a certain number of Ainu lived in the J...

《Kishodo Inpu》

…Famous anthologies include He Zhen’s He Xueyu Yi...

"A courageous mother and her children" - A courageous mother and her children

...His interactions with W. Benjamin and K. Korsc...

Hindu Swaraj (English spelling)

…He stayed in Africa for 22 years, and returned t...

Elburz Industrial Park

...Located along the Sharood River that flows int...

Anselmus Cantaberiensis

Born 1033 in Aosta, Northern Italy Died: April 21,...

Kamiyashiki

〘 noun 〙 In the Edo period, a mansion where a high...

The Tale of Tsutsumi Chunagon

It consists of ten short stories written in the l...

The Human Pavilion Incident

From March to July 1903 (Meiji 36), a show tent ca...

Hermai (English spelling)

A square pillar with a bust of the god Hermes, ere...

Commentary on the Lotus Sutra - Hokkegisho

[1] A commentary on the Lotus Sutra from the Sui p...

Valariana officinalis (English spelling)

…[Mr. Makoto Fukuoka] [Mr. Aya Nitta]. … *Some of...

Heredia - José-Maria de Heredia

A French poet born in Cuba. His father is Cuban a...