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. 2022 May 11;12(10):3822–3842. doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2022.05.002

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Biogenesis and classification of extracellular vesicle subtypes. (A) Exosomes are released by the fusion of multivesicular bodies with the plasma membrane. (B) Microvesicles are generated by outward budding of the plasma membrane. (C) Apoptotic bodies are produced by the budding of the cell undergoing programmed death.