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Dictionary » S » Secrete SecreteDefinition verb (physiology) To synthesize and discharge a substance or a bodily fluid (by way of secretion process)
For example, cells secrete various chemical substances such as hormones, proteins, enzymes, and toxins.
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Results from our forumRe:... is a common phenomenon possibly related to the use of other nutrients in the medium and to the change of pH or something. Bacteria break down and secrete various compounds, so I would not be surprised if some of those cause the darkening of the agar. Admittedly, I do not know the exact answer ...
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Black coloration of sheep blood agar... is a common phenomenon possibly related to the use of other nutrients in the medium and to the change of pH or something. Bacteria break down and secrete various compounds, so I would not be surprised if some of those cause the darkening of the agar. Admittedly, I do not know the exact answer ...
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Re: Mode of nutrition of spider and starfish... By this definition, scavengers are saprophytes, which may be one of the reasons why the term is no longer commonly used. Spiders usually either secrete or inject digestive enzymes onto or into their prey and then suck up the digested organic matter. So saprophytic could apply to this mode of ...
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Hydrochloric acid (HCL) in the stomach.. Cells in the wall of the mamalian stomach secrete HCL at a concentration of 0.1M. The secreted -protons, which are derived from the intracellular hydration of CO2 by carbonic anhydrase, are pumped out by an (H+ k+) ATPase antiport transporter ...
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Growth and Thyroid Hormone... the rat e of protein synthesis and osteoblast activity? 2) Also, I was mixing up the function of thyroid and parathyroid hormones. Does thyroid secrete calcitonin to lower blood levels and parathyroid secrete calcium/phosphates to raise blood levels? Ty, any help would be appreciated.
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