Secretion of extracellular enzymes by exocytosis
What Secretion of extracellular enzymes by exocytosis means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Secretory vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane, releasing the protein outside the cell by exocytosis.
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