microparticles

small vesicles (~ 1 micrometer) of heterogeneous density and size released by circulating blood cells and endothelial cells and various other cell types, including cancer cells (Amin et al, 2008; Cocucci E et al, 2012; Muralidharan et al, 2009). They are often being referred to also as extracellular vesicles (abbr. EVs). Among other things, such microparticles, or microvesicles, often termed also outer membrane vesicle (see subentry below), extracellular vesicles, or shedding vesicles, have been described for a variety of cell types such as platelets (PMPs or ... ... ... ... ... Subscribe to continue reading! ... ...