Definition of Secretory phase

1. Noun. The second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins.

Exact synonyms: Luteal Phase
Group relationships: Menstrual Cycle
Generic synonyms: Phase, Stage

Lexicographical Neighbors of Secretory Phase

secretors
secretory
secretory canaliculus
secretory carcinoma
secretory cell
secretory component
secretory component of IgA
secretory cyst
secretory duct
secretory granule
secretory immunoglobulin
secretory immunoglobulin A
secretory nerve
secretory organ
secretory otitis media
secretory phase (current term)
secretory protein
secretory rate
secretory vesicle
secrets
secrets of Polichinelle
secrette
secretted
secretting
secs
sect
sectant
sectants
sectarian
sectarianism

Literary usage of Secretory phase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Venom of Heloderma by Leo Loeb (1913)
"In form it is spherical or elliptical, but I have observed no constant relation between the form of the nucleus and the secretory phase of the cell. ..."

2. The Pituitary, a Study of the Morphology, Physiology, Pathology, and by William Blair Bell (1919)
"If my observations be correct they afford evidence concerning the ' secretory-phase hypothesis '—if so it may be called— in which many believe, ..."

3. The Internal Secretions in Practical Medicine by Henry Robert Harrower (1917)
"This secretory phase is dependent upon a hormone passing from mother to fetus through the placenta. This same hormone activates mammary secretion in the ..."

4. Internal Secretion and the Ductless Glands by Swale Vincent (1912)
"... reaction of the medullary cells, the granules having the reaction only in their secretory phase, when they are just forming the ..."

5. A Text-book of Physiology: Normal and Pathological. For Students and by Winfield Scott Hall (1905)
"It is important for the organism that all of the secreting cells of a gland act in harmony, and that the secretory phase of the activity occurs at the time ..."

6. Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards by Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water, National Research Council (2006)
"... during secretory phase of amelogenesis of hamster teeth in organ culture. Connect. Tissue Res. 43(2-3):456-465. Brown, AS, E. Feingold, KW Broman, ..."

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