(n.) The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Any substance or fluid secreted, or elaborated and emitted, as the gastric juice.
Example Sentences:
(1) In the absence of atrial dilatation there was minimal stimulus for ANF secretion.
(2) We have previously shown that serotonin is present in secretory granules of frog adrenochromaffin cells; concurrently, we have demonstrated that serotonin is a potent stimulator of corticosterone and aldosterone secretion by adrenocortical cells.
(3) We have investigated a physiological role of endogenous insulin on exocrine pancreatic secretion stimulated by a liquid meal as well as exogenous secretin and cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) in conscious rats.
(4) To examine the central nervous system regulation of duodenal bicarbonate secretion, an animal model was developed that allowed cerebroventricular and intravenous injections as well as collection of duodenal perfusates in awake, freely moving rats.
(5) The present study was therefore carried out to specify further which type of adrenoceptor is involved in lithium-induced hyperglycaemia and inhibition of insulin secretion.
(6) Significant increases in acid secretion were observed without changes in cyclic nucleotides.
(7) In summary, GABAergic tone did not effect basal acid secretion in anesthetized rats.
(8) The effects of glucagon-induced insulin secretion upon this lipid regulation are discussed that may resolve conflicting reports in the literature are resolved.
(9) Since the advance and return of sperm inside the tubes could facilitate the interaction of sperm with secretions participating in its maturation, the persistent infertility after vasectomy could be related to the contractile alteration that follows the excessive tubal distention.
(10) This suggests that a physiological mechanism exists which can increase the barrier pressure to gastrooesophageal reflux during periods of active secretion of the stomach, as occurs in digestion.
(11) "They wanted to pass it almost like a secret negotiation," she said.
(12) The secretion of GH as measured by increased plasma level, in response to oral administration of 500 mg L-dopa or 30 min-infusion of arginine, was not modified by prior intravenous administration of 200 micrograms GH-releasing hormone (GHRH).
(13) Short incubations with heparin (5 min) caused a release of the enzyme into the media, while longer incubations caused a 2-8-fold increase in net lipoprotein lipase secretion which was maximal after 2-16 h depending on cell type, and persisted for 24 h. The effect of heparin was dose-dependent and specific (it was not duplicated by other glycosaminoglycans).
(14) This experimental system allows separation of three B lymphocyte developmental stages: early differentiation in vitro, progression to IgM secretion in vivo, and late differentiation dependent upon mature T lymphocytes in vivo.
(15) These results provide evidence that trait selection can change gonadotrophin receptor concentration and the dynamics of hormone secretion during the oestrous cycle of the mouse.
(16) Caries-related bacteriological and biochemical factors were studied in 12 persons with low and 11 persons with normal salivary-secretion rates before and after a four-week period of frequent mouthrinses with 10% sorbitol solution (adaptation period).
(17) The sites of action for somatostatin and epinephrine to inhibit insulin secretion have been reported to be exclusively in the exocytotic pathway.
(18) Since intracellular Ca2+ seems to play a role in stimulus-secretion coupling and ion movements, several aspects of Ca2+ homeostasis have been investigated in CF.
(19) The Metoclopramide-induced secretion of prolactin and aldosterone was blunted in 6 patients pretreated with 200 mg ibopamine.
(20) On the basis of obtained data on the uniformity of chemical compounds of the secretion of glands belonging to different groups their common origin has been suggested.
Shellac
Definition:
(n.) See the Note under 2d Lac.
Example Sentences:
(1) The mad rush to reissue everything Elvis had ever recorded led to a worldwide shortage of the shellac needed for vinyl records, and Lust for Life was doomed by it.
(2) The antiseptic solutions were sodium chloride 10%, alcohol 75%, Cidex and Sterile pack fluid, whereas the dental materials were dental modelling wax, impression compound, shellac base plate and zinc-oxide eugenol paste.
(3) Side B is given a matte finish so it resembles a shellac 78rpm record.
(4) 850 gold), were processed for light microscopy (LM) in the conventional way, then covered with celloxin shellac and examined in the LM by using the upper illuminating source.
(5) 3 There was considerable inter-subject variation in plasma prednisolone levels after administration of shellac based enteric-coated tablets.
(6) Artificial "calculus", consisting of a mixture of shellac, umbra, pumice and plaster dissolved in ethanol, was painted on the root surfaces.
(7) Various shellac derivatives such as with succinic anhydride, phthalic anhydride, ethylenediamine and myristic acid were prepared.
(8) In place of conventional record blocks, shellac-based wax replicas of the existing dentures are used.
(9) After removal of the shellac from the surface of the sample by immersion in acetone, the sections were air-dried, coated with a copper layer in a vacuum evaporator and examined in a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
(10) Steve Albini with his Shellac bandmates, Todd Trainer and Bob Weston On that trip we established contacts with local promoters and arts organisations and audiences developed an appetite for our music and we have since sold quite a few records into the region.
(11) The training instrument consists of a shellac record base connected with string to an extraoral spring balance scale.
(12) I can personally vouch for two sites: the largely underrated Vouchercloud , which offers meagre but worthwhile discounts off meals and toasters, and Groupon, because it understands that most people are vain and want to shellac their nails for a song.
(13) Individual trays of plastic and shellac-bases which could be softened by heating, and a cold-curing tray material were then also examined: (1) for their distortion by slight loads upon the tray walls; (2) for their ability to retain their shape when stored, and (3) their distortion when temporarily warmed to body temperature.
(14) Where career professionals would not have been seen dead with a set of "falsies" a decade ago, these days the semi-permanent nails such as gel or Shellac are perfect for busy workers who don't have time to be tending to a chipped manicure every couple of days.
(15) Self-curing acrylic, thermoplastic acrylic and shellac were measured at fixed intervals with the aid of a measuring microscope.
(16) At the time he was doing what he continues to do today: playing in bands (such as Shellac ) and producing the music of other bands – although he prefers to call himself a recording engineer.
(17) The pathogenicity of virulent cyclic peptide toxins of the cyanobacterium, Microcystis aeruginosa, and the mushroom, Amanita phalloides, was prevented in mice by pretreatment with a variety of chemically unrelated agents including hydrocortisone, shellac, certain diazo and triazine dyes and cyclosporine.
(18) Shellac; Eudragit E and L, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and HPMC-Eudragit E mixture were used as film-forming materials.
(19) The outer layer was a swellable membrane layer containing mainly polyvinyl acetate and purified shellac.
(20) Visio-Gem, cyanoacrylate, and shellac were the adhesives tested.