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exocytosis

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ex·o·cy·to·sis  (ks-s-tss)
n. pl. ex·o·cy·to·ses (-sz)
A process of cellular secretion or excretion in which substances contained in vesicles are discharged from the cell by fusion of the vesicular membrane with the outer cell membrane.

exo·cy·tose (-ts) v.
exo·cy·totic (-ttk) adj.

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Lysis of infected epithelial cells is mediated by exocytosis granules containing perforin and granzymes (18,19).
42) It has also been shown that magnesium inhibits eosinophils from undergoing exocytosis and degranulation.
 
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