The act of secreting; the process by which material is separated from the blood through the agency of the cells of the various glands and elaborated by the cells into new substances so as to form the various secretions, as the saliva, bile, and other digestive fluids. The process varies in the different glands, and hence are formed the various secretions.
Any substance or fluid secreted, or elaborated and emitted, as the gastric juice.
A substance that is produced by specific structures in the body called glands, for a particular purpose. The substance may be released into the blood, into the spaces inside the hollow tubes in the body (e.g., the digestive tract) or onto the body surface. Examples include the salivary glands secreting saliva into the mouth, glands in the lining of the stomach secreting digestive juices into the stomach and glands lining the breathing tubes secreting mucus.
Process by which a substance such as a hormone or enzyme produced in a cell is passed through a plasma membrane to the outside, for example the intestinal lumen or the blood (internal secretion) Solid, liquid or gaseous material passed from the inside of a cell through a plasma membrane to the outside as a result of cell activity.
production and release from a gland cell of a fluid, especially a functionally useful fluid as opposed to a waste product
The act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion. Or the product of this act.
a process in which a gland selectively secretes a substance. Compare absorption.
the release of a substance from an organism as a waste product or for the performance of a specialized function
refers to the release of substances by vesicular exocytosis
a non-waste substance that is derived and released from tissue cells for a specific purpose
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
a substance that is generated by the blood or other cells (saliva) and is separate from the cells and is not a waste product. BACK
Material made by a cell or gland (an aggregation of cells), which may be stored or used by the body.
The process by which solutes are transported from capillary blood into the tubular fluid.
Any liquid substance produced as a result of the activity of a gland such as the salivary glands which manufacture saliva and secrete it into the mouth.
(seh-KREE-shuhn) A substance produced and released by a cell that serves a useful benefit.
(verb - secrete) - the process of producing a substance from the cells and fluids within a gland or organ and discharging it.
The release of a substance in response to the presence of food or speciÞc neural or hormonal stimulation.
The process by which glands release certain materials into the bloodstream.
the formation and release of a substance in the body.
a product produced by a gland.
the release of some substances from the blood
The process whereby a substance is released by a tissue or organ of the body.
Fluid formed by a gland, containing enzymes, hormones or waste products.
Secretion is the process of segregating, elaborating, and releasing chemicals from a cell, or a secreted chemical substance or amount of substance.
