SECRETORY RATES
\sˈɛkɹɪtəɹˌi ɹˈe͡ɪts], \sˈɛkɹɪtəɹˌi ɹˈeɪts], \s_ˈɛ_k_ɹ_ɪ_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_s]\
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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.
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.