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Exocrine Glands

Known as: Apocrine Gland, ducts gland, Exocrine 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… 
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Androgen receptor in breast cancer: expression in estrogen receptor-positive tumors and in estrogen receptor-negative tumors with apocrine differentiation
Androgens exert growth inhibitory effects on estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor-negative breast cancer cell lines that… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Polarized calcium signaling in exocrine gland cells.
Cytosolic Ca2+ signals are crucial for the control of fluid and enzyme secretion from exocrine glands. The highly polarized… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Rescue of Salivary Gland Function after Stem Cell Transplantation in Irradiated Glands
Head and neck cancer is the fifth most common malignancy and accounts for 3% of all new cancer cases each year. Despite… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Immunohistochemistry of estrogen and progesterone receptors reconsidered: experience with 5,993 breast cancers.
Paraffin sections or fine-needle aspiration smears from 5,993 cases of invasive mammary carcinomas were assessed… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Pathobiology of preoperative chemotherapy
Examination was performed on pathologic material from patients enrolled in the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project (NSABP… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Tumors arising in nevus sebaceus: A study of 596 cases.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Chloride and potassium channels in cystic fibrosis airway epithelia
Cystic fibrosis, the most common lethal genetic disease in Caucasians, is characterized by a decreased permeability in sweat… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Binding profile of a novel cardioselective muscarine receptor antagonist, AF-DX 116, to membranes of peripheral tissues and brain in the rat.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Occurrence of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-like immunoreactivity in certain cholinergic neurons of the cat: Evidence from combined immunohistochemistry and acetylcholinesterase staining
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
An atlas of subgross pathology of the human breast with special reference to possible precancerous lesions.
One hundred ninety-six whole human breasts were examined by a subgross sampling technique with histologic confirmation. The… 
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