Internalize

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Internalization/internalization, from lat. internus = inside, describes a cell biological process in which the cell absorbs soluble substances or membrane-bound molecules (e.g. receptors) into the cell interior by endocytosis or phagocytosis and subjects them to further procedures.

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