porocytosis

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noun

The secretion of neurotransmitters through an array of docked vesicle/secretory pore complexes

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Meanings

nounporocytosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe secretion of neurotransmitters through an array of docked vesicle/secretory pore complexes

Origin

From poro- + -cyte + -osis.

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APA

porocytosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porocytosis

MLA

“porocytosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porocytosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porocytosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porocytosis.

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