secretory
secretory
Definition
se·cre·tory (si krēt′ər ē)
adjective
of, or having the function of, secretion; secreting
noun
a secretory gland, etc.
secretory
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- vesicle: The vacuole may then become a secretory vesicle that moves to the plasma membrane, where the contents can be discharged from the cell.
- granule: We recently demonstrated that secretory granules can signal their own export from the cell by releasing Ca 2+ to the cytosol.
- pathway: Kath's group are interested in the mechanism a cell uses to direct proteins into the regulated secretory pathway.
- protein: Inhibition of the complement cascade by the major secretory protein of vaccinia virus.
- cell: The picture is a close-up of brain secretory cells.
- pattern: The progesterone causes a change in the lining of the womb from a proliferative to a secretory pattern.
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