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US
/səˈkɹiʃən/
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[ UK /sɪkɹˈiːʃən/ ]
[ UK /sɪkɹˈiːʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
- a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
How To Use secretion In A Sentence
- The nearly all stimulation island of langerhans B cell secretion thrusts out the island element to be able to stimulate the island of langerhans D cell growth chalone secretion.
- Cigarette smoking causes lung inflammation, which can lead to oxidative stress, emphysema, small airway fibrosis, mucus hypersecretion and progressive airflow limitation. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
- The belief that acid secretion declines with advancing age has been widespread.
- The duodenum is important in the secretion of a number of hormones, including secretin, cholecystokinin, and enteroglucagon.
- The highest GOX expression levels (1552 units of secreted protein per gram dry cell weight) were achieved with the strain K. marxianus CBS 6556, using an episomal system in which the INU1 promoter and terminator were used to drive heterologous gene expression, together with the INU1 prepro sequence, which was employed to drive secretion of the enzyme. BioMed Central - Latest articles
- Infected dogs also shed the virus through bodily secretions and excretions.
- This stimulus results in the secretion of corticotropin into plasma, stimulation of corticotropin receptors in the adrenal cortex, and release of cortisol into the blood.
- Saliva secretion in ruminants is continuous but increases with eating and rumination.
- MAb 4C5, while not affecting secretion of the inactive MMPs, inhibits their activation by disrupting their interaction extracellularly with both isoforms of HSP90. BioMed Central - Latest articles
- The leaves of the notorious North American native Nicotiana tabacum, a relative of the potato and tomato, are harvested when they begin to turn yellow and develop resinous secretions, then either sun-cured or fermented in heaps for several weeks, and dried by contact with hot metal. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen