FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term microvesicle ID (Ontology) GO:1990742 (Gene Ontology)
Definition An extracellular vesicle released from the plasma membrane and ranging in size from about 100 nm to 1000 nm.[ PubMed:22418571 PubMed:24009894 ]
Also Known As "ectosome" ; "extracellular microvesicle"
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extracellular membrane-bounded organelle__|
                                          extracellular vesicle
                                           |__microvesicle
                                               |__epididymosome
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  • "ectosome" EXACT[ PubMed:25683921 ]
    "extracellular microvesicle" EXACT
    "shedding vesicle" BROAD
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