Cell Function
cell secretion
cell se·cre·tion
Definitions related to cell secretion:
  • (secrete) To form and release a substance. In the body, cells secrete substances, such as sweat that cools the body or hormones that act in other parts of the body.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (secretion) The controlled release of a substance by a cell or a tissue.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • (cellular secretion) Production by a cell or aggregation of cells (a gland) of a physiologically active substance and its movement out of the cell or organ in which it is formed. Discharge across the cell membrane, into the intracellular space or ducts, of endogenous substances resulting from the activity of intact cells of glands, tissues, or organs.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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