Category:GO:0006909 ! phagocytosis

name: phagocytosis
namespace: biological_process
def: "An endocytosis process that results in the engulfment of external particulate material by phagocytes. The particles are initially contained within phagocytic vacuoles (phagosomes), which then fuse with primary lysosomes to effect digestion of the particles." [ISBN:0198506732]
xref: Wikipedia:Phagocytosis
is_a: GO:0006897 ! endocytosis

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Child Terms

This term has the following 10 child terms, out of 10 total.

• [+] GO:0001845 ! phagolysosome assembly (3)
• [  ] GO:0001845 ! phagolysosome formation
• [  ] GO:0002433 ! phagocytosis triggered by activation of immune response cell surface activating receptor
• [+] GO:0006910 ! phagocytosis, recognition (1)
• [+] GO:0006911 ! phagocytosis, engulfment (6)
• [  ] GO:0008228 ! opsonization
• [+] GO:0043277 ! apoptotic cell clearance (6)
• [+] GO:0050764 ! regulation of phagocytosis (6)
• [+] GO:0050765 ! negative regulation of phagocytosis (2)
• [+] GO:0050766 ! positive regulation of phagocytosis (4)

Pages in category "GO:0006909 ! phagocytosis"

The following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total.