What is Endocytosis ?
Endocytosis is the process in which the material have to enter the cell which is surrounded by an area of plasma membrane. It is the transportation of macromolecules, polar substances and large particles substances into the cell from the external environment and they cannot enter the cell through non-polar membrane. There are four different types of endocytosis. It occurs in immune responses in neural function, signal transduction and in pathological conditions. They can either receptor-mediated or non-receptor-mediated.
Difference Between Exocytosis And Endocytosis
Cell consists of four types of transportation mechanism – Diffusion, active transport, osmosis and bulk transport. The two types of bulk transportation mechanism are known as Exocytosis and Endocytosis. They transport big particles through the plasma membrane from the cell. Exocytosis is the process in which cell transports unwanted materials from the cell while Endocytosis is the transportation of large particles which cannot enter the cell through the non-polar membrane. Endocytosis involves in taking nutrients into the cell whereas exocytosis involves in removing waste from the cell.
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