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Term: extracellular exosome

Ontology: Cellular Component (CC)     ID: GO:0070062

Definition: A membrane-bounded vesicle that is released into the extracellular region by fusion of the limiting endosomal membrane of a multivesicular body with the plasma membrane. Extracellular exosomes, also simply called exosomes, have a diameter of about 40-100 nm.
 
 
 

Genes Annotated With This Term (Click To View Gene list):

HumanMouseRat
276625902641
 
 
 

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