Term Name: exopher
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Definition: An extracellular vesicle that is approximately four microns in diameter, released by budding out of cells into the extracellular space, and hypothesized to be a mechanism for disposal of unwanted cellular material including protein aggregates and damaged organelles.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0160014]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: extracellular vesicle