pseudoglandular

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English

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Etymology

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pseudo- +‎ glandular

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pseudoglandular (not comparable)

  1. Having some characteristics of glands (used especially to describe a phase in the development of the embryonic lung before ciliated cells are formed)
    • 2015 October 29, “Effect of Hyperoxia on Retinoid Metabolism and Retinoid Receptor Expression in the Lungs of Newborn Mice”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      For example, several isoforms of RAR and RXR are upregulated during the pseudoglandular phase in the fetal mouse lung [29 ,30 ].
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