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What does exocytosis mean?

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Noun
  1. The secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or as a regulatory function
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Golgi vesicles fuse with the cell membrane and discharge their contents into the exterior of the cell through a process called exocytosis.
The exocytosis of secretory proteins may be regulated, whereby a ligand must bind to a receptor to trigger vesicle fusion and protein secretion.
Scattered areas of lymphocytic exocytosis and extravasated red blood cells within the superficial dermis and epidermis were also present.
Urea and lysozyme secretion were dose dependent in all groups, suggesting that serous cell exocytosis was one source of urea after neural stimulation.
Planar-supported membranes provide an interesting and very useful new approach to study the complex molecular machinery of exocytosis and membrane fusion.
Calcium plays an important role in vesicular exocytosis and in turn in neurosecretion.

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