secretion
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Novo’s cautious C-suite was ready to target Type 2 diabetes—an obvious choice, as GLP-1 augments insulin secretion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
The EU has already defined dairy items as products coming from the "normal mammary secretion".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
The drug's overall effect is to promote a feeling of fullness or "satiety," which reduces the desire for food and to boost insulin secretion, which reduces glucose levels in the blood.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024
The increased presence of Inceptor in beta cells suggests that the receptor plays a role in insulin secretion, which is regulated by beta cells.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
Nearly every cellular function—metabolism, respiration, cell division, self-defense, waste disposal, secretion, signaling, growth, even cellular death—requires proteins.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
It was a tale about organic matter, the sound and smell of silk, wool and cotton, their inevitable decay a result of skin secretions, chemicals, light and time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
In theory, each ingredient plays a role: one dries secretions, another loosens phlegm, a third dulls the cough reflex.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
Since the virus has been found in nasal secretions in early infection, it's possible the water tanks for the herds' drinking water could be a source of infection.
From Salon ● May 13, 2024
It is unclear exactly how the cows became infected, but the most likely source is feces or other secretions from a wild bird infected with the virus.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
"The vessels help the sangsues filter and share more of their purifying secretions with you."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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