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Secretin precursor
Secretin precursor (prosecretin), the 120 amino acid preprohormone encoded by the human SCT gene at 11p15.5, containing signal peptide, N-terminal peptide, secretin (residues 28-54), and a 72 amino acid C-terminal peptide, processed by two alternative pathways to the 27 residue amidated hormone.
Secretin synthetic human
Secretin synthetic human (ChiRhoStim, RG1068) is a synthetic 27-amino-acid copy of the human gut hormone secretin, FDA approved in 2004 to diagnose pancreatic exocrine dysfunction and gastrinoma and to aid ERCP; ineffective for autism.
Secretion assay
A secretion assay is a laboratory method that detects and quantifies molecules secreted by cells, most often cytokines and antibodies, with ELISpot counting secreting cells at single-cell resolution.
Secretly, Greatly (은밀하게 위대하게)
Secretly, Greatly (은밀하게 위대하게, Covertness) is a 2013 South Korean action comedy-drama directed by Jang Cheol-soo, adapted from Hun's webtoon, starring Kim Soo-hyun, Park Ki-woong, and Lee Hyun-woo as North Korean sleeper agents; it drew 6,959,083 admissions and set Korean opening-day records.
SECRETO study
SECRETO (NCT01934725) is an international case-control study of cryptogenic ischemic stroke in adults 18-49, recruiting 2013-2022 at 19 European centres, studying triggers, cardiac, thrombotic, and genetic causes with 10-year follow-up.
Secretoglobin
Secretoglobins (SCGBs), also called the uteroglobin family, are ~10 kDa secreted dimeric proteins of barrier organs; humans have 11 SCGB genes, mice 68, with SCGB1A1 (CC16) the founding member and lung biomarker.
Secretome analysis
Secretome analysis is a cell-biology method that identifies and quantifies the set of proteins released by cells into their environment, usually by mass spectrometry of conditioned culture medium.
Secretomics
Secretomics is the mass-spectrometry-based, unbiased identification and quantification of proteins released by a cell, tissue, or organism, with the human secretome estimated at 2,641 genes.
Secretory cell
Secretory cell (Cell Ontology CL:0000151): a cell specialized in controlled release of substances, spanning endocrine, exocrine, immune, and neuronal types; defined by constitutive versus regulated secretion via secretory granules.
Secretory Pathway
Secretory pathway: the eukaryotic ER-Golgi-trans-Golgi network route delivering proteins to the plasma membrane, lysosomes, or extracellular space via COPII, COPI, and clathrin vesicles; includes regulated, constitutive, and unconventional Golgi-bypassing secretion.
Secrets (Miley Cyrus song)
"Secrets" is a 2025 Miley Cyrus ballad featuring Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood, released September 18, 2025 on the Something Beautiful deluxe edition and written as a peace offering to her father Billy Ray Cyrus.
Secrets & Lies (film)
Secrets & Lies (Secrets et mensonges) is Mike Leigh's 1996 British-French comedy-drama in which optometrist Hortense finds her white birth mother Cynthia. It won the 1996 Cannes Palme d'Or and earned five Oscar nominations.
Secrets and Lies (American TV series)
Secrets and Lies (American TV series), ABC's 2015–2016 adaptation of the Australian Secrets & Lies: two 10-episode anthology seasons starring Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, and Michael Ealy; season 1 Metascore 48, Tomatometer 35%.
Secrets of Sulphur Springs
Secrets of Sulphur Springs is a Disney Channel live-action time-travel mystery series (2021-2023, created by Tracey Thomson) in which Griffin Campbell and Harper Dunn use a portal in the haunted Tremont hotel to investigate a girl's disappearance.
Secrets of the Beehive
Secrets of the Beehive is David Sylvian's third solo album (Virgin, 1987), a predominantly acoustic art-pop record with Ryuichi Sakamoto's orchestral arrangements, produced by Steve Nye at Studio Miraval; UK number 37.
Secrets of the Silent Witch
Secrets of the Silent Witch (サイレント・ウィッチ 沈黙の魔女の隠しごと) is a Japanese light novel series by Matsuri Isora about Monica Everett, a shy chantless mage among the Seven Sages guarding a prince; adapted into manga and a 2025 anime.
Secretum
The Secretum is a Latin dialogue by Petrarch, a private examination of conscience in which Saint Augustine questions him about his attachment to earthly goods.
Sect
A sect is a religious group that deviates within a tradition seen as nondeviant and stands in tension with society; sociologists contrast it with the church, which accepts the social mainstream.
Sectarian violence
Sectarian violence is collective violence between religious communities or denominations, driven less by ancient hatreds than by elite mobilization, war, and grievance; key cases include 1860 Mount Lebanon, Iraq, and post-2024 Syria.
Sectarianism
Sectarianism is the mobilization of religious or confessional identity into prejudice, political competition, or conflict between groups, from anti-Catholic hostility in Scotland to power-sharing in Lebanon.
Sectarianism in Glasgow
Sectarianism in Glasgow: Protestant-Catholic tension expressed chiefly through the Old Firm football rivalry, marches, and religion-linked identity, with strong perceptions (88%) but low reported personal experience.
Section (military unit)
Section (military unit): a small unit between squad and platoon in US/NATO usage (NATO: 12-24 soldiers), but in British and Commonwealth armies the section is the squad-equivalent, 8-10 soldiers in two fire teams led by a corporal.
Section (United States land surveying)
A section in US land surveying is a one-square-mile, 640-acre unit of the Public Land Survey System; 36 sections form a township under the Land Ordinance of 1785, with aliquot subdivisions, correction lines, and BLM administration.
Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act
Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act was the repealed federal hate-speech provision banning telephone and Internet messages likely to expose identifiable groups to hatred or contempt; upheld in Taylor, repealed by Bill C-304 effective June 26, 2014.
Section 230
Section 230 (47 U.S.C. § 230), part of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, shields US online platforms and users from liability for third-party content, with exceptions for federal criminal, intellectual property, and sex trafficking law.
Section 232 tariffs
Section 232 tariffs are US import duties the President imposes under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 when imports threaten national security, including the 2018 steel and aluminum tariffs.
Section 28
Section 28 (Clause 28, Section 2A) was a 1988 UK law banning local authorities from 'promoting homosexuality', in force until 2000 in Scotland and 2003 in England and Wales; repealed after Stonewall's campaign, never used to prosecute.
Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code
Section 309 IPC criminalised attempted suicide in India, punishable by up to one year's simple imprisonment or fine; upheld in Gian Kaur (1996), neutralised by the Mental Healthcare Act 2017, and omitted by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023.
Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 recognizes and affirms the existing aboriginal and treaty rights of Canada's Indian, Inuit, and Métis peoples, constitutionally protecting them from ordinary legislation and requiring Crown justification of infringements under Sparrow.
Section 375 (सेक्शन 375)
Section 375 (सेक्शन 375) is a 2019 Hindi courtroom drama directed by Ajay Bahl, written by Manish Gupta, starring Akshaye Khanna, Richa Chadha, Rahul Bhat, and Meera Chopra; released 13 September 2019, titled after IPC Section 375 defining rape.