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presecretory

presecretory adjective: happening or produced prior to secretion.

Adjective

presecretory (not comparable)

  1. Happening or produced prior to secretion
    • In addition, n-3 PUFA suppress transcription of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c gene and hence, inhibit de novo lipogenesis [4]. n-3 PUFA may also stimulate the post-endoplasmic reticulum presecretory proteolysis pathway, thereby increasing the degradation of newly synthesized...2015, Esther M.M. Ooi et al., “Effect of Dietary Fatty Acids on Human Lipoprotein Metabolism: A Comprehensive Update”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI

Origin of presecretory

From pre- + secretory.

Questions about presecretory

What does presecretory mean?
Presecretory means happening or produced prior to secretion.
What part of speech is presecretory?
Presecretory is an adjective.

Words near presecretory in the dictionary

  1. preseasonally
  2. preseasoned
  3. preseasoning
  4. preseasons
  5. presecondary
  6. presecretory
  7. presectarian
  8. presection
  9. presectioned
  10. presectioning
  11. presections

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