Internalisation

Last updated on: 12.04.2025

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Internalization generally means "taking to oneself" or "taking inwards".

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In biology, internalization describes the process by which cells take up certain molecules or receptors from the cell surface into the cell interior. Examples of internalization are:

  • Receptor-mediated endocytosis: A molecule (e.g. a hormone or virus) binds to a cell receptor - the cell then takes up the complex.
  • Example: When a virus binds to a cell receptor, it is smuggled by the cell into the cell interior - internalized.

In psychology, internalization means internalizing external values, norms or behaviour.

Last updated on: 12.04.2025