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vesicle

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A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell.

A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.

A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid.

A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle.

A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.

A small cavity, nearly spherical in form, and usually of the size of a pea or smaller, such as are common in some volcanic rocks. They are produced by the liberation of watery vapor in the molten mass.

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After entering the host cell, the viral genome is replicated in the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and in the so-called vesicle packets. Source: Internet

Alternatively, drugs can prevent neurotransmitter storage in synaptic vesicles by causing the synaptic vesicle membranes to leak. Source: Internet

Capturing cargo molecules The assembly of vesicles requires numerous coats to surround and bind to the proteins being transported; these bind to the coat vesicle. Source: Internet

Again, the plasticity can alter the number of vesicles or their replenishment rate or the relationship between calcium and vesicle release. Source: Internet

Following amphetamine uptake at VMAT2, the synaptic vesicle releases dopamine molecules into the cytosol in exchange. Source: Internet

Dynamins polymerize around the neck of an incoming vesicle, and their phosphorylation by c-SRC provides the energy necessary for the conformational change allowing the final "pinching off" from the membrane. Source: Internet

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