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Cell biology

non-selective uptake of large volumes of extracellular fluid by actin-driven ruffling of the cell surface.

In cell biology, macropinocytosis refers to non-selective uptake of large volumes of extracellular fluid by actin-driven ruffling of the cell surface. This meaning comes from Swanson (1995) in Trends in Cell Biology.[1]

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References

Swanson, J. A., & Watts, C. (1995). Macropinocytosis. Trends in Cell Biology, 5(11), 424-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0962-8924(00)89101-1

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