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. 2014 Sep 2;2(3):e21. doi: 10.15190/d.2014.13

Table 1. Ca2+ dependence of the rate of exocytosis in various secretory cells in correlation with morphometric data and inventory content9,11.

Cell Type Basal rate (per sec) Initial maximal rate (per sec) Granule diameter (nm) Rosette size (K) Granules per cell Calcium cooperativity (M)
ANP 6 100 350 16 240
Chromaffin cells 1.5 1500 177 11 41000 3-5
Enterochromaffin-like cells 9 160 200 12 5200
Eosinophil < 0.0008 0.6 500 20 400
Juxtaglomerular cell 0.0005 0.017 1050 29 445
Mast cell (peritoneum) 0.00024 0.8 500 20 1000 1-2
Pancreatic acinar cell 0.0033 0.62 600 22 1100 3
Pancreatic β-cell 0.01 14 305 15 11000 3-5
Parotid 0.0042 0.3-1 800 25 450 1-2
Pituitary melanotroph 0.45 25-450 160 11 20000 3
Type II alveolar cell 0.00037 0.04 1270 32 188 1-2