Fusion of the membrane of a vesicle with the plasma membrane, thereby releasing its contents into the extracellular space. [ GOC:aruk http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18618940 GOC:bc https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0071120009 ]
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- membrane fusion and part of some exocytosis and results in fusion of some vesicle membrane and results in fusion of some plasma membrane region