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Endocytosis involves the opsonization of the receptor and its ligand in clathrin-coated vesicles.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Endocytosis involves the opsonization of a receptor and its ligand in clathrin-coated vesicles, along with the inward budding of the plasma membrane.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Exocytosis involves the opsonization of the receptor and its ligand in caveolae-coated vesicles.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Baxter’s song went viral, teaching nearly three million listeners across several platforms about B cells, macrophages and opsonization.

From Scientific American • Jun. 22, 2021

Antibodies also mark pathogens for destruction by phagocytic cells, such as macrophages or neutrophils, in a process called opsonization.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013