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GO: Biological Process

apocrine secretion

Term ID
GO:0160022
Synonyms
  • secretion by cell decapitation
  • secretion by membrane budding
Definition
The controlled release of a substance by a cell or a tissue by discharging a portion of the secreting cell when intracellular components are freed into a lumen through the shedding of whole pieces of the cytoplasm. 25960390
References
Ontology
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Relationships
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Phenotype
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