multivesicular body

multivesicular body
multivesicular body n a lysosome that is a membranous sac containing numerous small endocytic vesicles

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a membrane-bound vacuole, derived from the early endosome, containing numerous small vesicles and tubules, along with lysosomal hydrolases delivered from the trans-Golgi network; it matures into a late endosome.

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