Endocrine Abstracts

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-bound vesicles which are release by most, if not all, cell types into the extracellular space. They may be divided into two types: microvesicles which are shed directly from the plasma membrane; and exosomes which are released via multivesicular bodies. Although initially thought to be cellular junk, EVs represent an important mode of intercellular communication and are highly conserved across species. This is achieved through the tran...