leukocyte degranulation
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0043299
The regulated exocytosis of secretory granules by a leukocyte. [ GOC:add http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000022 http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0781735149&isbn=1/ ]
Synonyms: immune cell degranulation, leukocyte granule exocytosis, immune cell granule exocytosis, leucocyte degranulation
Term info
biological_process
GO:0043299
Term relations
- establishment of localization in cell
- immune effector process
- regulated exocytosis
- in taxon only Vertebrata
- occurs in some leukocyte
- only in taxon some Vertebrata