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Definition of Exocytosis
1. Noun. The secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or as a regulatory function ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Exocytosis
1. [n -TOSES]
Medical Definition of Exocytosis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Exocytosis
Literary usage of Exocytosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the Second Nimh Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"We have explored the properties of single fusion pores in two instances of
biological membrane fusion: during exocytosis and during cell fusion mediated by ..."
2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"This process resembles the exocytosis described as the secretory mechanism ...
Higher magnification view of secretory granule release by exocytosis (arrow) ..."
3. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"Schematic representation of distinct steps in synaptic vesicle exocytosis and
endocytosis. On the left, a synaptic vesicle is shown to attach by docking to ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Adrenal medullary chromaffin cells exhibit characteristics of both types of cells,
ie, they are derived from the neural crest and carry out exocytosis in ..."
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