secretory product

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• gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… …   Medical dictionary

• Gland — A gland is an organ in an animal s body that synthesizes a substance for release such as hormones or breast milk, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). Types Glands… …   Wikipedia

• neurosecretion — The release of a secretory substance from the axon terminals of certain nerve cells in the brain into the circulating blood. The secretory product may be a true hormone, e.g., the antidiuretic hormone released from the axo …   Medical dictionary

• granule — 1. A grainlike particle; a granulation; a minute discrete mass. 2. A very small pill, usually gelatin or sugar coated, containing a drug to be given in a small dose. 3. A colony of the bacterium or …   Medical dictionary

• duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule …   Medical dictionary

• ELISPOT — The Enzyme linked immunosorbent spot (ELISPOT) assay is a common method for monitoring immune responses in humans and animals. It was developed by Cecil Czerkinsky in 1983. [cite journal |author=Czerkinsky C, Nilsson L, Nygren H, Ouchterlony O,… …   Wikipedia

• Holocrine glands — are a type of secretory gland where the secretory product is formed inside the cytoplasm and the secretion is released by the disruption of the plasma membrane and destruction of the cell. Example: the sebaceous glands of the skin.Reference:… …   Wikipedia

• Chitinase — from barley seeds chitinase, acidic Identifiers Symbol CHIA …   Wikipedia

• CHI3L1 — Chitinase 3 like 1 (cartilage glycoprotein 39), also known as CHI3L1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: CHI3L1 chitinase 3 like 1 (cartilage glycoprotein 39)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView …   Wikipedia

• uteroferrin — noun A glycoprotein, containing two atoms of iron, that is a major secretory product of the porcine uterus under the influence of progesterone …   Wiktionary

• prehormone — A glandular secretory product, having little or no inherent biologic potency, that is converted peripherally to an active hormone. Cf.:prohormone (1). * * * pre·hor·mone (pre horґmōn) a hormone precursor consisting of the hormone with its… …   Medical dictionary