pin·o·cy·to·sis

(pĭn′ə-sĭ-tō′sĭs, -sī-, pī′nə-)

Introduction of fluids into a cell by invagination of the cell membrane, followed by formation of vesicles within the cell.

[Greek pīnein, to drink; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots + cyt(o)- + -osis.]

pin′o·cy·tot′ic (-tŏt′ĭk) adj.

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pinocytosis

(ˌpaɪnəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs)

(Biology) biology a method by which a cell takes in and absorbs fluid by the process of invagination followed by tightening and closing off of the cell membrane

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pin•o•cy•to•sis

(ˌpɪn ə saɪˈtoʊ sɪs, ˌpaɪ nə-)

n.

the endocytic transport of fluid into a living cell by the formation in the cell membrane of a separate tiny vacuole around each droplet.

[1931; < Greek pín(ein) to drink + -o- + -cyte + -osis, on the model of phagocytosis]

pin•o•cy•tot•ic (-saɪˈtɒt ɪk) pin`o•cyt′ic (-ˈsaɪ tɪk) adj.

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pinocytosis - process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid

bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"

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The mechanisms for uptaking EVs by target cells include clathrin-dependent [28] and clathrin-independent pinocytosis,[29] caveolin-mediated endocytosis,[30] and phagocytosis.[31] Heparin can block the communication between donor and recipient cells through EVs.[32]

Urinary Extracellular Vesicle: A Potential Source of Early Diagnostic and Therapeutic Biomarker in Diabetic Kidney Disease

A range of mechanisms exist, by means of which various toxic substances may be transferred through the placenta from the mother to the fetus: passive diffusion, facilitated diffusion, transporter mediated transport, pinocytosis and filtration [40].

THE EFFECT OF PRENATAL EXPOSURE ON DISPOSITION OF HEXACHLORONAPHTHALENE IN FEMALE WISTAR RATS AND FETAL COMPARTMENT

This leads to greater antibiotic absorption during the pinocytosis phenomenon as compared to other parts of the tubule: thus, cell necrosis occurs mostly in proximal tubules.

The Effect of Gentamicin Nephrotoxicity in Newborn Mice at Breastfeeding/ El Efecto de la Nefrotoxicidad por Gentamicina en Ratones Recien Nacidos Durante la Lactancia

The concentration of Igs in colostrum will be elevated due to the pinocytosis process, and then Igs will be moved from the blood to the colostrum (Guedes et al., 2010).

Short Communication - EFFECTS OF IMMUNIZING PREGNANT EWES AND DOES ON THE HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSE OF SECRETED COLOSTRUM

It is also a hypothesis that selenium acts directly on the intestinal epithelium and improves pinocytosis (Kamada et al., 2007).

Effect of Prepartum Vitamin E and Selenium on Antibody Transfer in Colostrum and Cattle Calves

An explanation of the failure of the direct antiglobulin test to detect erythrocyte sensitization in ABO haemolytic disease of the newborn and observations on pinocytosis of IgG anti-a antibodies in infant (cord) red cells.

Immunohaematological profile of maternal antibody-mediated ABO haemolytic disease of foetus and newborn

Diagnosis of neurobrucellosis depends on clinical manifestations, CSF findings suggestive of pinocytosis, high protein levels, low or standard glucose levels, and a positive antibody titer for Brucella spp.

Central nervous system brucellosis granuloma and white matter disease in immunocompromised patient

Dendritic cells (DC) internalize exogenous antigens (Ags) by fluid-phase pinocytosis or by receptor-mediated endocytosis [1, 2].

Modulation of Dendritic Cell Apoptosis and [CD8.sup.+] Cytotoxicity by Histamine: Role of Protein Kinase C

The other depletion way is the bulk phase nonspecific endocytosis [32] which is the uptake of extracellular bevacizumab via pinocytosis into endosomes of catabolic cells where it binds to FcRn [33].

Modeling of Tumor Growth Incorporating the Effects of Necrosis and the Effect of Bevacizumab

However, some prebiotics (e.g., inulin) which can be absorbed by liver and colon cells through pinocytosis [30, 31] act as antioxidants [17].

Chinese Herbal Medicines as Potential Agents for Alleviation of Heat Stress in Poultry