secretion

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.16079
  1. Process by which a substance such as a hormone or enzyme produced in a cell is passed through a plasma membrane to the outside, for example, the intestinal lumen or the blood (internal secretion).
  2. Solid, liquid, or gaseous material passed from the inside of a cell through a plasma membrane to the outside as a result of cell activity.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. (Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1307 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'secretion' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.16079 RIS BibTex EndNote
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