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Metabolism > Biological Transport > Secretory Pathway

Preferred term

Secretory Pathway  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Secretion Pathway
  • Secretion Pathways
  • Secretion Process
  • Secretion Processes
  • Secretory Process
  • Secretory Processes

Scope note

  • A series of sequential intracellular steps involved in the transport of proteins (such as hormones and enzymes) from the site of synthesis to outside the cell. The pathway involves membrane-bound compartments through which the newly synthesized proteins undergo POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS, packaging, storage, or transportation to the PLASMA MEMBRANE for secretion.

History note

  • 2009

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055571

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