Endosomes are membrane bound structures within a cell that we call vesicles. They are formed through a complex establishment of processes which is known collectively as endocytosis. Endosomes are essential for the control of substances in and out of a cell. They act as a temporary vesicles for transportation.

What is the difference between endosomes and vesicles?

As nouns the difference between endosome and vesicle

is that endosome is (biology) an endocytic vacuole through which molecules internalized during endocytosis pass en route to lysosomes while vesicle is (cytology) a membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.

Is a vesicle an endosome?

Endosomes are membrane-bound vesicles, formed via a complex family of processes collectively known as endocytosis, and found in the cytoplasm of virtually every animal cell. The basic mechanism of endocytosis is the reverse of what occurs during exocytosis or cellular secretion.