Phenomena and Processes

Secretory Rate

The amount of a substance secreted by cells or by a specific organ or organism over a given period of time; usually applies to those substances which are formed by glandular tissues and are released by them into biological fluids, e.g., secretory rate of corticosteroids by the adrenal cortex, secretory rate of gastric acid by the gastric mucosa.

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Abstract

The amount of a substance secreted by cells or by a specific organ or organism over a given period of time; usually applies to those substances which are formed by glandular tissues and are released by them into biological fluids, e.g., secretory rate of corticosteroids by the adrenal cortex, secretory rate of gastric acid by the gastric mucosa.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Rate, Secretory
  • Rates, Secretory
  • Secretory Rates

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

usually NIM; restrict to secretion of endogenous substances

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History Note

68(66)

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Tree Number

  1. G03w.857

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Secretory Rate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012636. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012636
  2. Secretory Rate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71160974