Secondary lysosome
secondary lysosome
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Definition
Glossary of "Life (9th ed.)" by Sadava et al. (2011)
- Membrane-enclosed organelle formed by the fusion of a primary lysosome with a phagosome, in which macromolecules taken up by phagocytosis are hydrolyzed into their monomers. (Contrast with lysosome.)