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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "exocytosis" (GO:0006887)
Term Name exocytosis
Term Accession GO:0006887
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (4) GO:0016194, GO:0016195, nonselective vesicle exocytosis, vesicle exocytosis
Definition A process of secretion by a cell that results in the release of intracellular molecules (e.g. hormones, matrix proteins) contained within a membrane-bounded vesicle by fusion of the vesicle with the plasma membrane of a cell. This is the process in which most molecules are secreted from eukaryotic cells.
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