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Tissues > Exocrine Glands > Sweat Glands > Apocrine Glands
Integumentary System > Skin > Sweat Glands > Apocrine Glands

Preferred term

Apocrine Glands  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • SWEAT and SWEATING are also available

Scope note

  • Large, branched, specialized sweat glands that empty into the upper portion of a HAIR FOLLICLE instead of directly onto the SKIN.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under SWEAT GLANDS 1975-90

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001050

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