CHARACTERIZATION OF MACROPINOCYTIC ABILITY OF CAPRINE ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELLS
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2006-02
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Macropinocytosis is an endocytic
process by which large pinocytic vesicles
are generated which sample extracellular
fluids and solutes (Rescigno et al. 1999).
Macropinocytosis provides an efficient
sampling mechanism for fluid phase or non-
binding antigens. Since macropinosomes
have lower surface/volume ratios than mall
vesicles, more extracellularfluid is sampled
per unit membrane internalized (Steinman
and Swanson, 1995).
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Veterinary Science, Veterinary Microbiology