Term Name: multivesicular body
Synonyms: multivesicular endosome, MVB, MVE
Definition: A type of endosome in which regions of the limiting endosomal membrane invaginate to form internal vesicles; membrane proteins that enter the internal vesicles are sequestered from the cytoplasm.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005771]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: multivesicular body lumen multivesicular body membrane multivesicular body, internal vesicle
is a type of: late endosome