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pinocytosis

endocytosis process that results in the uptake of liquid by cells
Intangible biological_process Q321362
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pinocytosis

Summary

pinocytosis is a biological process[1]. pinocytosis draws 283 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #188 of 442).[2]

Key Facts

  • pinocytosis's instance of is recorded as biological process[3].
  • pinocytosis is a type of endocytosis[4].
  • pinocytosis's Commons category is recorded as Pinocytosis[5].
  • pinocytosis's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0006907[6].

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Definition and Type

pinocytosis's instance of is recorded as biological process[3]. pinocytosis is a type of endocytosis[4].

Why It Matters

pinocytosis draws 283 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #188 of 442).[2] pinocytosis has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] pinocytosis is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 167907
    Subclass of → endocytosis
    Instance of → biological process
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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