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Chapter 3. Molecular Mechanism of Secretory Vesicle Content Expulsion During Cell Secretion

  1. Bhanu P. Jena PhD1,
  2. J. K. Heinrich Hörber PhD2
  1. Bhanu P. Jena

Published Online: 4 NOV 2005

DOI: 10.1002/0470007702.ch3

Force Microscopy: Applications in Biology and Medicine

Force Microscopy: Applications in Biology and Medicine

How to Cite

Jena, B. P. (2005) Molecular Mechanism of Secretory Vesicle Content Expulsion During Cell Secretion, in Force Microscopy: Applications in Biology and Medicine (eds B. P. Jena and J. K. H. Hörber), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0470007702.ch3

Editor Information

  1. 1

    Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Physics, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Author Information

  1. Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 4 NOV 2005
  2. Published Print: 21 JUN 2006

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471396284

Online ISBN: 9780470007709

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Keywords:

  • secretory vesicle content expulsion in cell secretion mechanism;
  • slow secretory cell vesicle swelling (pancreatic acinar);
  • synaptic vesicle swelling

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Vesicle Swelling in a Slow Secretory Cell (Pancreatic Acinar) is Required in Intravesicular Content Expulsion During Secretion

  • Synaptic Vesicle Swelling is also Required for Intravesicular Content Expulsion During Secretion in Neurons

  • Acknowledgment

  • References