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Paper-Based Preconcentration and Isolation of Microvesicles and Exosomes
Published on: April 29, 2020
Extracellular Vesicles: Exosomes and Microvesicles, Integrators of Homeostasis
Philip D Stahl1, Graca Raposo2,3
1Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine , St. Louis, Missouri.
Abstract:
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), cell-derived membrane structures, are secreted after fusion of endosomes with the plasma membrane (exosomes) or shed from the plasma membrane (microvesicles). EVs play a key role both in physiological balance and homeostasis and in disease processes by their ability to participate in intercellular signaling and communication.
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