hemosome

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English

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Etymology

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From hemo- +‎ -some.

Noun

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hemosome (plural hemosomes)

  1. A liposome found in blood
    • 2015 August 11, “ATP Binding Cassette Transporter Mediates Both Heme and Pesticide Detoxification in Tick Midgut Cells”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Rhodamine 123, a fluorescent probe that is also a recognized ABC substrate, was similarly directed to the hemosome in a CsA-sensitive manner.