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Origin of secretory
First recorded in 1685–95; secret(ion) + -ory 1
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Looking closely at the intestines, Colozza saw that intestines lacking Rnf43 were full of a specific type of secretory cells, the Paneth cells.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 24, 2023
Colozza's and colleagues' study is the first genetic proof that Daam1, a member of the non-canonical Wnt pathway, is important for specifying Paneth cells, and directly involved in the development of this crucial secretory cell.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 24, 2023
From an evolutionary point of view, early neurons might have started as something like the peptidergic secretory cells of today's placozoans.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023
Each parathyroid gland is covered by connective tissue and contains many secretory cells that are associated with a capillary network.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In the secretory portion of the gland and in the smaller ducts the epithelial layer is one cell thick only.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
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