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A phagosome is a vesicle formed once phagocytosis has taken place. The relative size of a phagosome is of a large nature due to it containing ingested extracellular material.<ref>B. Alberts et. al (2008) Molecular Biology of The Cell, 5th Edition, New York: Garland Science, Page: G28.</ref><br>The size of a phagosome is dependant on the injested particle, which can almost be as large as the actual phagosome itself. The phagosome's then fuse with a lysosome which allow degradation of the injested material to take place. | A phagosome is a [[vesicle|vesicle]] formed once phagocytosis has taken place. The relative size of a phagosome is of a large nature due to it containing ingested extracellular material.<ref>B. Alberts et. al (2008) Molecular Biology of The Cell, 5th Edition, New York: Garland Science, Page: G28.</ref>.<br>The size of a phagosome is dependant on the injested particle, which can almost be as large as the actual phagosome itself. The phagosome's then fuse with a [[lysosome|lysosome]] which allow degradation of the injested material to take place <ref>B. Alberts et. al (2008) Molecular Biology of The Cell, 5th Edition, New York: Garland Science, Page: 787</ref>. <br> | ||
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Revision as of 22:40, 23 October 2012
A phagosome is a vesicle formed once phagocytosis has taken place. The relative size of a phagosome is of a large nature due to it containing ingested extracellular material.[1].
The size of a phagosome is dependant on the injested particle, which can almost be as large as the actual phagosome itself. The phagosome's then fuse with a lysosome which allow degradation of the injested material to take place [2].