Other Word Forms
- nonsecretory adjective
Etymology
Origin of secretory
First recorded in 1685–95; secret(ion) + -ory 1
Example Sentences
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Senescent cells are still metabolically active, but unlike young and healthy cells, they produce various secretory proteins that upregulate immune responses in both nearby tissues and distant organs.
From Science Daily
This elevated Anxa10 expression was found to influence intracellular calcium homeostasis, leading to a reduction in insulin secretory capacity.
From Science Daily
Cockroach mothers not only incubate their babies until they are the equivalent size of a 2-year-old human toddler, but they also feed them a milk-like nutrient they produce through secretory glands.
From Science Daily
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
The researchers then used X-ray imaging and electron microscopy to study one of these cell types, which they called secretory neuroid cells.
From Scientific American
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