Extracellular Vesicles in Health and Disease

Download or read book Extracellular Vesicles in Health and Disease written by Paul Harrison and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-05-02 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in the role of extracellular vesicles (microvesicles and exosomes) is expanding rapidly. It is now apparent that far from being merely cellular debris, these vesicles play a key role in cell-to-cell communication and signaling. Moreover, they are significantly elevated in a number of diseases. This raises the question of their direct role