GO biological process ontology term - GO:0006897 - endocytosis
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0006897
- Name
- endocytosis
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- A vesicle-mediated transport process in which cells take up external materials or membrane constituents by the invagination of a part of the plasma membrane to form a new membrane-bounded vesicle.