Biology A-Level
Exocytosis and ATP supply
What Exocytosis and ATP supply means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Exocytosis and ATP supply
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Secretory vesicles fuse with the cell surface membrane, releasing the protein by exocytosis, with mitochondria supplying the ATP for these transport and fusion events.
Topics that use Exocytosis and ATP supply
- Cell structure (OCR A-Level)
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