Drug Development Vocabulary

noun a process by which a cell transports secretory products through vesicles that fuse with the cell membrane and release their contents outside the cell

• Exocytosis is a cellular process in which vesicles release their contents outside the cell.
• Exocytosis is like when cells spit out stuff.
• Cells do exocytosis to get rid of their junk.
• Exocytosis is like a cell throwing out its trash.

noun A type of cell that is capable of destroying neutrophils, which are a type of white blood cell involved in the immune response.

• The neutrophil-killer compound was found to be effective in reducing inflammation.
• They're testing out this new neutrophil-killer drug to see if it works.
• That neutrophil-killer treatment is supposed to be the bomb.
• Her sharp wit was like a neutrophil-killer, shutting down any argument in its tracks.