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Meaning of "apocrine glands"

Apocrine glands are a type of glandular tissue found in certain mammals, including humans. These glands are responsible for producing and secreting sweat that is often associated with body odor. Apocrine glands are typically located in areas such as the armpits, groin, and nipple regions, and their secretions are influenced by hormonal activity
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Hydradenitis is a purulent inflammation of the apocrine glands.
Apocrine glands become extremely active during puberty.
The real culprits are the apocrine glands.
Apocrine glands have no thermoregulatory role but are responsible for characteristic pheromonal odors.
Hydradenitis is purulent inflammation of apocrine glands.
Dogs also have numerous apocrine glands in their external ear canals.
Eccrine glands are more numerous than apocrine glands.
Sebaceous secretions in conjunction with apocrine glands also play an important thermoregulatory role.
Acids are not directly produced by the apocrine glands.
The secretions from apocrine glands do not appear to have any specific function.
Mammary glands are also apocrine glands.
The apocrine glands become active at puberty and produce an odorless proteinaceous secretion.
They are classed as apocrine glands.
The apocrine glands usually end in hair follicles and become active during puberty.
They are located in the skin but not as deep as the apocrine glands.

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The sweat coming from the apocrine glands is the serious problem with body odor.
Hidradenitis suppurativa is confined to areas of the body that contain apocrine glands.
They are much smaller than apocrine glands and secrete sweat directly onto the skin.
They are larger than typical eccrine glands and smaller than apocrine glands.
The Apocrine glands on the other hand are not distributed all over the body.
Hair traps the scents commonly known as pheromones that our apocrine glands produce.
In other mammals, apocrine glands are more numerous.
Note, other animals have glands called apocrine glands.
Apocrine glands - a portion of the secreting cells body is lost during secretion.
When you are stressed or worried, apocrine glands increase the sweat production.
Apocrine glands are similar to sebaceous glands, and are present mainly in the axillae.
Cut back on caffeine your consumption-it sets apocrine glands into overdrive.
Many apocrine glands - a type of sweat gland - become inactive, and body odor decreases.
Only occurs after puberty, as the apocrine glands are not active until puberty is reached.
Two types of sweat glands can be found in humans, eccrine glands and apocrine glands.
Got it! Your underarm apocrine glands become active in puberty.
Hidradenitis Suppurativa ( HS ) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disorder affecting areas rich in apocrine glands.
Hydradenitis - a purulent inflammation of apocrine glands. Apocrine glands are placed in the ar.
Skin associated tissues [ 6 ] Pubic hair Sebaceous glands Apocrine glands Smooth muscle.
Unlike eccrine sweat glands, which secrete continuously, the apocrine glands secrete in periodic spurts.
There are two types of sweat glands on your body: apocrine glands and eccrine glands.

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