"Extracellular Vesicles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Membrane limited structures derived from cell membranes and cytoplasmic material, and released into EXTRACELLULAR SPACE. They circulate through the EXTRACELLULAR FLUID and through the peripheral blood in the MICROVASCULATURE where cells, much larger, cannot, thereby affecting a variety of intercellular communication processes.
| Descriptor ID |
D000067128
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.295.588
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| Concept/Terms |
Extracellular Vesicles- Extracellular Vesicles
- Extracellular Vesicle
- Vesicle, Extracellular
- Vesicles, Extracellular
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extracellular Vesicles" by people in Profiles.
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Induction of HIF-1a by HIV-1 Infection in CD4+ T Cells Promotes Viral Replication and Drives Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Inflammation. mBio. 2018 09 11; 9(5).