endocytosis

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uptake of material into a cell by invagination of the plasma membrane and its internalisation in a membrane-bounded vesicle.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 1033. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicokinetics (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)' on page 1050 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476051033)