vesikkeleina
Vesikkeleina is a Finnish term used in descriptive biology to refer to vesicle-like structures: small, membrane-bound compartments that transport, store, or secrete substances within cells or in extracellular contexts. The term derives from vesikkeli (vesicle) and the inflection -eina, used in Finnish to describe forms or instances.
In cells, vesikkeleina form by budding from existing membranes such as the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum,
Functions include intracellular transport of proteins and lipids, uptake of extracellular material (endocytosis), trafficking between organelles,
In research and Finnish-language texts, vesikkeleina are used as a descriptive umbrella for vesicles that share
See also: vesicle, exocytosis, endocytosis, endosome, lysosome, liposome.