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Exocytosis

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Exocytosis is active transport that expels material from a cell by fusing a membrane-bound vesicle with the plasma membrane and releasing its contents outward.

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A neuron releases neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft by exocytosis, fusing synaptic vesicles with its plasma membrane.

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Exocytosis and endocytosis move membrane material in opposite directions, but both spend cellular energy as active transport.

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