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Secretory Rate

Medical Definition:	The amount of a substance secreted by cells or by a specific organ or organism over a given period of time; usually applies to those substances which are formed by glandular tissues and are released by them into biological fluids, e.g., secretory rate of corticosteroids by the adrenal cortex, secretory rate of gastric acid by the gastric mucosa.
Guide Notes:	NIM; restrict to secretion of endogenous substances (see MeSH definition)

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