ectosome

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English

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Etymology

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From ecto- +‎ -some.

Noun

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ectosome (plural ectosomes)

  1. An extracellular vesicle assembled at, and released from the plasma membrane
    • 2015 August 14, “Oscarella lobularis (Homoscleromorpha, Porifera) Regeneration: Epithelial Morphogenesis and Metaplasia”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      In this work we reveal the underlying cellular mechanisms used during morphogenesis accompanying ectosome regeneration in the homoscleromorph sponge model: Oscarella lobularis.
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