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Sweat Glands

Known as: sudiferous gland, Sweat gland, sudoriferous glands 
Sweat-producing structures that are embedded in the DERMIS. Each gland consists of a single tube, a coiled body, and a superficial duct.
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1984
1984
Cyclic GMP accumulation during cholinergic stimulation of eccrine sweat glands.
The possibility that guanosine 3'5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) may be an intracellular mediator of cholinergic stimulation… 
1982
1982
The effects of thermal stimulation on the ultrastructure of the fundus and duct of the equine sweat gland.
Sweating in the horse had little effect on the ultrastructure of the glandular duct, other than on the lumen which enlarged. The… 
Review
1972
Review
1972
The secretion of salt and water by the eccrine sweat gland.
The clear cell of the eccrine secretory coil actively transports sodium into the intercellular canaliculus. As a result of the… 
1970
1970
Gustatory sweating after radical neck dissection.
The syndrome of gustatory sweating following radical neck dissection appeared in six patients, five of whom had sweating occur on… 
1968
1968
The pattern and control of sweating in the sheep and the goat
1. The pattern and control of sweating in one breed of goat and six breeds of sheep have been studied. 
1965
1965
THE ECCRINE SWEAT GLAND.
The clinical value of sweat electrolyte determinations is limited at present to the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis of the pancreas… 
1961
1961
The Synchronous Discharge of Apocrine Sweat Glands of the Welsh Mountain Sheep
EVIDENCE that from time to time the apocrine sweat glands of the Welsh Mountain sheep discharge their contents synchronously over… 
1961
1961
Electron microscopic study of epidermal sweat duct.
The so-called "epidermal sweat duct unit" 1 has long been a subject of controversy. The intraepidermal portion of the eccrine… 
1957
1957
The Schiff-positive, nonglycogen material in the human eccrine sweat glands. I. Histochemistry.
Introduction Clincians and investigators who are interested in sweat-pore obstruction and the sweat-retention diseases (miliaria… 
1938
1938
SWEAT SECRETION IN MAN: III. CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS ON SWEATING PRODUCED BY PILOCARPINE AND MECHOLYL
In spite of considerable clinical and experimental work, the physiologic activities involved in sweating produced by pilocarpine…