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後期エンドソーム (koukiendosoomu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

後こう期きエンドソーム

Meanings

1

late endosome

A membrane-bound organelle in the endocytic pathway, maturing from early endosomes and fusing with lysosomes.

後こう期きエンドソームはリソソームと融ゆう合ごうする。
Late endosomes fuse with lysosomes.

Kanji

後behind, back, later
期period, time, date

Related words

初しょ期きエンドソーム
Early endosome; receives endocytosed material and sorts it, maturing into late endosomes.
リソソーム
Lysosome; the degradative compartment that late endosomes fuse with.

Built from

後こう期き

+エンドソーム

Etymology

Compound of 後期 (late stage) and エンドソーム (endosome), a loanword from English.