microsome

Term Information

Accession
GO:0005792
Ontology
cellular component
Synonyms
related: microsomal membrane
Definition
Any of the small, heterogeneous, artifactual, vesicular particles, 50-150 nm in diameter, that are formed when some eukaryotic cells are homogenized and that sediment on centrifugation at 100000 g. [source: ISBN:0198506732]
Comment
Note that this term refers to disrupted cells, and does not necessarily correspond to any specific structure(s) in an intact cell.
Subset
None
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