How does a phagocyte expel undigested bacterial debris?

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How does a phagocyte expel undigested bacterial debris?

2007-04-01 16:07:00 · 3 answers · asked by ericalynn_2006 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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They use exocytosis - the opposite of endocytosis which they used to engulf the bacteria in the first place.

2007-04-01 16:12:14 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

It migrates to the outer membrane and then fuses with that membrane in such a way that it's interior surface becomes part of the cell's exterior surface and anything that was inside it winds up outside the cell.

2007-04-05 21:33:17 · answer #2 · answered by sdc_99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

exocytosis

2007-04-05 17:31:05 · answer #3 · answered by remooooo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋