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Sebaceous Glands

Known as: Glands, Sebaceous, Glandula sebacea, Sebaceous glands set 
Small, sacculated organs found within the DERMIS. Each gland has a single duct that emerges from a cluster of oval alveoli. Each alveolus consists of… 
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35 relations
Acne VulgarisBlood supply aspectsBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology

Narrower (4)

Duct of sebaceous glandLobule of sebaceous glandSebumStructure of meibomian gland

Broader (6)

EpidermisExocrine GlandsGlandPilosebaceous unit

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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Immunohistochemical distribution of aromatase and 3B‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in human hair follicle and sebaceous gland
Human hair follicles (HF) and sebaceous glands (SG) were assessed for the presence and distribution of the cytochrome P‐450… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Microsomal preparation from an animal tissue catalyzes release of carbon monoxide from a fatty aldehyde to generate an alkane.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Effect of aging on sebaceous gland activity and on the fatty acid composition of wax esters.
Using fused-silica capillary gas chromatography, we investigated sebum samples from 55 healthy individuals to discover the… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
VIP-immunoreactivity in the skin of various mammals: Immunohistochemical, radioimmunological and experimental evidence for a dual localization in cutaneous nerves and Merkel cells
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Relationship between benzene toxicity and the disposition of 14C-labelled benzene metabolites in the rat.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Morphological changes in monkeys consuming a diet containing low levels of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Immunofluorescent localisation of enterokinase in human small intestine.
The distribution of enterokinase in human intestine was studied in operative mucosal biopsies using specific antiserum to human… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Human sebaceous gland lipids. Analysis by thin-layer chromatography.
The lipids from isolated human sebaceous glands have been studied by thin-layer chromatography. Lipids were present that… 
1966
1966
Isolation of human sebaceous glands.
A technique is described whereby the treatment of human scalp skin with 2 N calcium chloride permits epidermal-dermal separation… 
Highly Cited
1949
Highly Cited
1949
Sebaceous glands in normal and neoplastic parotid glands; possible significance of sebaceous glands in respect to the origin of tumors of the salivary glands.
The presence of structures resembling sebaceous glands in two parotid glands that contained adenomas has been mentioned in… 
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