OntologiesgoclassesGO:0005901   
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caveola
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005901

A membrane raft that forms small pit, depression, or invagination that communicates with the outside of a cell and extends inward, indenting the cytoplasm and the cell membrane. Examples include flask-shaped invaginations of the plasma membrane in adipocytes associated with caveolin proteins, and minute pits or incuppings of the cell membrane formed during pinocytosis. Caveolae may be pinched off to form free vesicles within the cytoplasm.

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Exact Synonyms
caveolae
Related Synonyms
caveolar membrane
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GO_0016599

has_obo_namespace

cellular_component

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