endocytosis

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ET06822
Uptake of material into a cell by invagination of the plasma membrane and its internalisation in a membrane-bounded vesicle.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 1033. (Glossary of terms used in toxicokinetics (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)) on page 1050 [Terms] [Paper]