Cellular Secretion

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-004484

1. 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.

2. 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.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-004484
Field	Environment
References	National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0); National Cancer Institute Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004484",
  "term": "Cellular Secretion",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. 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.\n\n2. 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.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "National Cancer Institute Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cellular-secretion/"
}

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