Residual body

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In lysosomal digestion, residual bodies are vesicles containing indigestible materials. Residual bodies are either secreted by the cell via exocytosis, or they become lipofuscin granules that remain in the cytosol indefinitely.

[edit] See also

• Autophagy
• Phagocytosis

[edit] Sources

Karp, Gerald (2005). Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 311-313. ISBN 0-471-46580-1.