Transcytosis in Drug Absorption and Distribution

ALAN TALEVI; CAROLINA L. BELLERA

The ADME Encyclopedia. A Comprehensive Guide on Biopharmacy and Pharmacokinetics

Springer Nature

Lugar: Basignstoke; Año: 2022; p. 1137 - 1143

The term transcytosis designates the vesicular transcellular transport of molecules from oneside of a polarized epithelial or endothelial cell to the other. It is a key process for the absorptionand/or distribution of large molecules, e.g., macromolecules, or, in some cases, more complexentities, e.g., nanoscale particles/constructs