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Secretion vs Exocytosis - What's the difference?

secretion | exocytosis |

As nouns the difference between secretion and exocytosis

is that secretion is any substance that is secreted by an organism while exocytosis is the secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or as a regulatory function.

secretion

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

  • (label) any substance that is secreted by an organism
  • (label) the act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of hiding something

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    exocytosis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia exocytosis) (exocytoses)
  • The secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or as a regulatory function