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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Apocrine CellApocrine GlandsBlood supply aspectsEndocrine Glands

Narrower (16)

Bartholin GlandsBreastBulbourethral gland structureEccrine Glands

Broader (2)

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Selective Agonists and Antagonists of Formylpeptide Receptors: Duplex Flow Cytometry and Mixture-Based Positional Scanning Libraries
The formylpeptide receptor (FPR1) and formylpeptide-like 1 receptor (FPR2) are G protein–coupled receptors that are linked to… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Bestrophin and TMEM16-Ca(2+) activated Cl(-) channels with different functions.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The morphological basis of human breast cyst populations
Forty human cysts have been examined to determine the relationship between the epithelial lining and the content of sodium (Na… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Carcinoembryonic antigen present in human eccrine sweat.
Review
1976
Review
1976
Cellular aspects of immunoglobulin A.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Warthin's tumor: a hypersensitivity disease? Ultrastructural, light, and immunofluorescent study.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Isolation, Identification and Function of the Chief Component of the Male Tarsal Scent in Black-tailed Deer
THE tarsal organ of deer of the genus Odocoileus is located, medially on the ankle (Fig. 1) and consists of sebaceous and… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
PANCREOZYMIN ‐ SECRETIN TEST OF EXOCRINE PANCREATIC FUNCTION IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESULT FOR THE PATHOGENESIS OF THE DISEASE *
Pancreozymin‐secretin tests were performed on 10 children with cystic fibrosis of the pancreas, who did not show any clinical… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Control of secretion from the avian salt gland.
In birds with a marine habitat the nasal glands are modified into salt glands, able to excrete excess sodium chloride. The… 
Highly Cited
1948
Highly Cited
1948
The chemical histology of human eccrine and apocrine sweat glands
The general histological features of the eccrine and apocrine sweat glands of niaii are well known, but they have not been very… 
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