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    Difference Between Exocytosis and Endocytosis

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    Exocytosis transports molecules out of cells using vesicles, which carry the molecules to the cell membrane and release them. Endocytosis transports molecules into cells by engulfing molecules near the cell membrane and forming vesicles inside the cell containing the molecules. Both processes use vesicles but endocytosis forms new vesicles while exocytosis can destroy vesicles. The primary functions are exocytosis expelling waste from cells and endocytosis taking in nutrients.

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    Exocytosis transports molecules out of cells using vesicles, which carry the molecules to the cell membrane and release them. Endocytosis transports molecules into cells by engulfing molecules near the cell membrane and forming vesicles inside the cell containing the molecules. Both processes use vesicles but endocytosis forms new vesicles while exocytosis can destroy vesicles. The primary functions are exocytosis expelling waste from cells and endocytosis taking in nutrients.

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    Exocytosis transports molecules out of cells using vesicles, which carry the molecules to the cell membrane and release them. Endocytosis transports molecules into cells by engulfing molecules near the cell membrane and forming vesicles inside the cell containing the molecules. Both processes use vesicles but endocytosis forms new vesicles while exocytosis can destroy vesicles. The primary functions are exocytosis expelling waste from cells and endocytosis taking in nutrients.

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    Exocytosis transports molecules out of cells using vesicles, which carry the molecules to the cell membrane and release them. Endocytosis transports molecules into cells by engulfing molecules near the cell membrane and forming vesicles inside the cell containing the molecules. Both processes use vesicles but endocytosis forms new vesicles while exocytosis can destroy vesicles. The primary functions are exocytosis expelling waste from cells and endocytosis taking in nutrients.

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    Difference between Exocytosis and Endocytosis

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    At the cellular level, your
    body is a very busy place. Your cells create energy, secrete chemicals, expel waste, and
    many, many other functions. Two key functions in which your cells engage are
    exocytosis and endocytosis.
    The definitions of exocytosis and endocytosis are as follows:
    Exocytosis the process by which a cell expels molecules and other objects that are too
    large to pass through the cellular membrane
    Endocytosis the process by which a cell takes in molecules and other objects that are
    too large to pass through the cellular membrane
    The basic mechanism by which a cell performs exocytosis or endocytosis is much the
    same. Both make use of vesicles for their molecular transport. Vesicles are small,
    membrane-enclosed sacs that move around a cell. They are generally used for storage and
    transport. Because they are entirely enclosed by a membrane, inside they can have a
    completely different composition than that of their cell.
    How are vesicles used for exocytosis and endocytosis?
    Exocytosis Waste or other chemicals inside the cells are surrounded by the vesicle.
    Sometimes the vesicle is able to draw the molecule through its membrane. Other times it
    surrounds the molecule and swallows it.
    Then the vesicle moves to the edge of the cell and tethers itself to the cellular membrane.
    It then pushes its molecular cargo out through the cellular membrane.
    Endocytosis The cell engulfs molecules or proteins near the surface of the cellular
    membrane. It can swallow large molecules, small bits of protein, or create receptor
    pockets to which specific types of molecules are attracted. Once the molecule is
    surrounded by the cellular membrane, the area is pinched off to create a vesicle inside the
    cell that holds the molecule.
    One might say that endocytosis creates vesicles and exocytosis uses and can potentially
    destroy vesicles.
    Exocytosis is used for the following purposes:
    Release enzymes, hormones, proteins, and glucose to be used in other parts of the
    body
    Neurotransmitters (in the case of neurons)
    Communicate defense measures against a disease
    Expel cellular waste
    Endocytosis is used for the following purposes:
    Receive nutrients
    Entry of pathogens
    Cell migration and adhesion
    Signal receptors
    Summary:
    1. Endocytosis brings molecules into a cell while exocytosis takes molecules out of a cell.
    2. Both processes use vesicles for molecular transport.
    3. Endocytosis creates vesicles while exocytosis can destroy them.
    4. The primary function of endocytosis is getting nutrients and the primary function of
    exocytosis is expelling waste.

    Read more: Difference between Exocytosis and Endocytosis | Difference Between |
    Difference between Exocytosis vs Endocytosis
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