MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Exosomes
Tree Number(s): A11.284.295.588.750; A11.284.430.214.190.875.190.880.495
Unique ID: D055354
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055354
Annotation: do not confuse with EXOSOME MULTIENZYME RIBONUCLEASE COMPLEX
Scope Note: A type of extracellular vesicle, containing RNA and proteins, that is secreted into the extracellular space by EXOCYTOSIS when MULTIVESICULAR BODIES fuse with the PLASMA MEMBRANE.
See Also: Cell-Derived Microparticles; Endosomes; Exosome Multienzyme Ribonuclease Complex; Secretory Vesicles
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2015/07/06

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Exosomes MeSH Descriptor Data 2025