Secretes in a sentence

This is a double-gland system where one gland secretes the glue and another secretes a de-adhesive agent to sever the connection.

When the blood glucose level is too high, the pancreas secretes insulin and when the level is too low, the pancreas then secretes glucagon.

In some cases, your body secretes too much thyroid hormone.

Among other substances, the microbe secretes a molecule called nicotinamide which may slow the course of motor neurone disease by improving the function of muscle-controlling neurons in the brain.

After a bead is inserted into the oyster, it secretes a few layers of nacre around the bead; the resulting cultured pearl can then be harvested in as few as six months.

Autocrine main Autocrine signaling is a form of signaling in which a cell secretes a hormone or chemical messenger (called the autocrine agent) that binds to autocrine receptors on the same cell, leading to changes in the cells.

Each cell secretes pigments according to the activating and inhibiting activity of its neighbor pigment cells, obeying a natural version of a mathematical rule. citation The cell band leaves the colored pattern on the shell as it grows slowly.

For example, the long-finned pilot whale secretes an enzymatic gel that rests on the outer surface of this animal and helps prevent other organisms from establishing colonies on the surface of these whales' bodies.

In some species, the pharynx secretes enzymes to digest the host's skin, allowing the parasite to feed on blood and cellular debris.

Invisibility is achieved by implanting a synthetic gland in his brain that secretes "Quicksilver", a substance that coats his body and clothes and renders him invisible.

Light microscopy at magnification × 204. citation The adrenal gland secretes a number of different hormones which are metabolised by enzymes either within the gland or in other parts of the body.

Scientists think it may control how the body secretes two other hormones, insulin and glucagon.

Secretes adrenaline, one of the primary 'fight or flight' stress hormones, which have substantial counterregulatory effects.

The human testis secretes high levels of testosterone from about week 8 of fetal life until 5–6 months after birth (a similar perinatal surge in testosterone is observed in many species), a process that appears to underlie the male phenotype.

The large intestine also secretes K+ and Cl-.

The lower colon then slightly absorbs Na+ and water, and secretes K+.

The mollusk, irritated by the intruder, forms a pearl sac of external mantle tissue cells and secretes the calcium carbonate and conchiolin to cover the irritant.

The pituitary gland secretes hormones into the bloodstream, where they circulate throughout the body and induce changes in cellular activity. citation Motivation Components of the basal ganglia, shown in two cross-sections of the human brain.

There is a gland under the mouth that secretes a viscous liquid which solidifies into the silk they use to produce their cocoons.

Thyroid Digestive system Stomach Duodenum (small intestine) Liver Pancreas The pancreas is a mixocrine gland and it secretes both enzymes and hormones.