Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)
Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285866932
Author: Lauralee Sherwood
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The explanation of how secretory vesicles docks only with the plasma membrane to release their contents to the cell exterior.

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Secretory vesicles are small little packages in which certain cell secretion can be transported. The secretion of the molecules inside the secretory vesicle can be stimulated by a hormonal or neural signal.

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