presecretory

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pre- +‎ secretory

Adjective[edit]

presecretory (not comparable)

  1. Happening or produced prior to secretion
    • 2015, Esther M.M. Ooi et al., “Effect of Dietary Fatty Acids on Human Lipoprotein Metabolism: A Comprehensive Update”, in Nutrients[1], volume 7, →DOI:
      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 apolipoprotein (apo) B [5].