Susceptibility of lung epithelium to neutrophil elastase: protection by native inhibitors by L. Bingle, R. J. Richards, B. Fox, L. Masek, A. Guz, T. D. Tetley

“…Even when the concentration of SLPI was only 10% of the total (as in normal peripheral lung secretions), it gave greater protection than PI alone. …”
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Two-lined spittlebug, Prosapia bicincta (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cercopidae) by Carol Wyatt-Evens, Adam Dale

“…The common name, two-lined spittlebug, describes the two prominent and parallel lines crossing each wing as well as the protective foamy mass secreted by the immature stages while feeding. This insect is an intermittent pest of warm-season turfgrasses and a few ornamental plant species in urban settings. …”
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Le public et le privé dans Mesure pour Mesure by Michèle Vignaux

“…Through such questions as the topos of seeming vs. being, the conflicts between secret spousals and marriage, the importance of reputation as a condition of the reliability of witnesses and its vulnerability to rumour and slander, or even through the “mysteries” of trade guilds, the relationships between public and private life lie at the heart of Measure for Measure. …”
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Paraurethral cyst. A case report by Emilio Vega Azcúe

“…In the newborn, the paraurethral cyst is caused by retention of secretions in the Skene's gland due to the obstruction of its ducts. …”
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Bean Plataspid: Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae) by Ashley Poplin, Amanda Hodges

“…The defense chemical these insects secrete may stain the surface of the house, building or vehicle where aggregation occurs. …”
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The links between the banned Lithuanian press and the national identity by Vytautas Merkys

“…The publishing was concentrated in Lithuanian Minor (Prussia, Germany) and the USA and secretly disseminated among Lithuanians in the Russian Empire. …”
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The gospel contra Nietzsche: a South African literary critique of Wille zur Macht by F. Hale

“…His novel The queen of the secret city (1916) embodies an explicit rejection of this German philosopher’s pivotal notion of Wille zur Macht (will to power). …”
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De compras para la salud: Cereales de desayuno by Jenna Seckar, Wendy J. Dahl

“… It is no secret that breakfast is an important meal. Eating breakfast provides you with physical and mental energy to start the day, along with vitamins and minerals. …”
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“Strange Sights and Sounds”: Indirection and the Rhetoric of the Feminine in Mary E. Wilkins Freeman’s Tales (1852-1930) by Audrey Fogels

“…In her gothic-like domestic tales, the climax of revelation is indeed continually deferred, as if the female storyteller could simply not tell her secret. Such a rhetoric of indirection becomes all the more intricate as these stories are haunted by spectral but authoritarian male figures whose presence both facilitates and blocks the possibility of revelation. …”
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Choose MyPlate: Enjoy Your Food But Eat Less by Ashley Hamm, Karla P. Shelnutt, Gail P. A. Kauwell

“… Americans tend to select and consume larger portions than they need, and they don’t always make the best choices either. Part of the secret to maintaining a healthy diet is to know which foods to select and how to balance your intake with the amount of energy your body uses. …”
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Lactoferrin: A Modulator for Immunity against Tuberculosis Related Granulomatous Pathology by Jeffrey K. Actor

“…Lactoferrin, an iron-binding glycoprotein found in mucosal secretions and granules of neutrophils, is just such a potential adjunct therapeutic agent. …”
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Evaluating the Role of Wnt Signal Transduction in Promoting the Development of the Heart by Leonard M. Eisenberg, Carol A. Eisenberg

“…Wnts are a family of secreted signaling proteins that are encoded by 19 distinct genes in the vertebrate genome. …”
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Choose MyPlate: Enjoy Your Food But Eat Less by Ashley Hamm, Karla P. Shelnutt, Gail P. A. Kauwell

“… Americans tend to select and consume larger portions than they need, and they don’t always make the best choices either. Part of the secret to maintaining a healthy diet is to know which foods to select and how to balance your intake with the amount of energy your body uses. …”
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Bean Plataspid: Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae) by Ashley Poplin, Amanda Hodges

“…The defense chemical these insects secrete may stain the surface of the house, building or vehicle where aggregation occurs. …”
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Potential Roles of Exosomal lncRNAs in the Intestinal Mucosal Immune Barrier by Shanshan Chen, Ruonan He, Beihui He, Li Xu, Shuo Zhang

“…Exosomes are phospholipid bilayer nanovesicles that allow cell-cell communication by secreting physiologically active substances including proteins, lipids, transcription factors, mRNAs, micro-RNAs (miRNAs), and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs). …”
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A Case Report of Premalignant Plasma Cell Dyscrasia-Induced Renal Failure in a 31-Year-Old Female by Ayrton Bangolo, Mahabuba Akhter, Amer Jarri, Manpreet Kaur, Ali Atoot, Parul Jandir, Mahmood Ibrahim, Lochana Manandhar, Adam Atoot

“…Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS) is a rare disorder in which monoclonal immunoglobulin secreted by nonmalignant B cell or plasma cell clone causes kidney damage. …”
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Immune Privilege as an Intrinsic CNS Property: Astrocytes Protect the CNS against T-Cell-Mediated Neuroinflammation by Ulrike Gimsa, N. Avrion Mitchison, Monika C. Brunner-Weinzierl

“…They are also able to abrogate or reprogram T-cell responses by inducing apoptosis or secreting inhibitory mediators. We consider apparently contradictory functions of astrocytes in health and disease, particularly in their interaction with lymphocytes, which may either aggravate or suppress neuroinflammation.…”
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Therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells for fungal infections: mechanisms, applications, and challenges by Yangjie Gao, Zhe Ji, Jingyu Zhao, Julin Gu

“…In this study, the therapeutic potential of MSCs for FIs was reviewed, including their roles played by secreting antimicrobial peptides, regulating immune responses, and promoting tissue repair. …”
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De compras para la salud: Cereales de desayuno by Jenna Seckar, Wendy J. Dahl

“… It is no secret that breakfast is an important meal. Eating breakfast provides you with physical and mental energy to start the day, along with vitamins and minerals. …”
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Targeted SPP1 Inhibition of Tumor‐Associated Myeloid Cells Effectively Decreases Tumor Sizes by Benan Kartal, Christopher S. Garris, Hyung Shik Kim, Rainer H. Kohler, Jasmine Carrothers, Elias A. Halabi, Yoshiko Iwamoto, Anne‐Gaëlle Goubet, Yuxuan Xie, Pratyaksha Wirapati, Mikaël J. Pittet, Ralph Weissleder

“…Abstract Secreted phosphosprotein 1 (SPP1)High tumor‐associated macrophages (TAM) are abundant tumor myeloid cells that are immunosuppressive, pro‐tumorigenic, and have a highly negative prognostic factor. …”
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