Pinocytosis Definition and Examples

pinocytosis  Fluid-phase pinocytosis of LDL is a novel mechanism of macrophage cholesterol accumulation demonstrating that neither modification of LDL nor receptors are Pinocytosis is a form of endocytosis involving fluids containing small solutes In humans this process occurs in cells lining the small intestine and is used

Bulk transport: endocytosis, phagocytosis, and pinocytosis  In pinocytosis, the cell repeatedly takes in fluid from the surrounding environment using tiny vesicles Pinocytosis occurs in many cell types

Phagocytosis and pinocytosis are biological processes wherein a cell senses and engulfs nearby material These processes enable cells to intake Pinocytosis was measured in monkey aortic smooth muscle cells , bovine aortic endothelial cells, and Swiss 3T3 cells in culture as