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Pinocytotic Vesicles

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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

These are tiny vesicles that take in fluids and dissolved substances from outside the cell by invagination and pinching off of the plasma membrane, a process known as pinocytosis.

AP course connection

Topic 2.9: 2.9 Cell Compartmentalization

Unit 2

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