apocrine gland

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Exocrine gland
Exocrine glands are glands that secrete their products (enzymes) into ducts (duct glands). They are the counterparts to endocrine glands, which secrete their products (hormones) directly into the bloodstream (ductless glands).
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Apocrine gland
Apocrine gland n. 1. A coiled, tubular gland whose secretory cells accumulate their products on their apical surfaces that are then pinched off to [more]Apocrine gland - Community and Resources


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apocrine gland
Noun
1. a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion; in human beings located in hairy regions of the body
(hypernym) sweat gland, sudoriferous gland


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apocrine gland
noun
gland, such as a sweat gland producing body odour, where part of the gland's cells breaks off with the secretions


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apocrine gland
A type of gland that is found in the skin, breast, eyelid, and ear. Apocrine glands in the breast secrete fat droplets into breast milk and those in the ear help form earwax. Apocrine glands in the skin and eyelid are sweat glands. Most apocrine glands in the skin are in the armpits, the groin, and the area around the nipples of the breast. Apocrine glands in the skin are scent glands, and their secretions usually have an odor. Another type of gland (eccrine gland or simple sweat gland) produces most sweat. 

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