exocrine gland
A gland, such as a sebaceous gland or sweat gland, that releases its secretions to the body’s cavities, organs, or surface through a duct.
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exocrine gland
(Anatomy) any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface
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ex·o·crine gland
Any gland of the body that produces secretions and discharges them into a cavity or through a duct to the surface of the body. In mammals, the sweat glands and mammary glands are exocrine glands.
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gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ – any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
pancreas – a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
bulbourethral gland, Cowper’s gland – either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin’s gland in the female
seminal vesicle – either of a pair of glands located on either side of the male urinary bladder that open into the vas deferens and that secrete many components of semen during ejaculation
salivary gland – any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion
vestibular gland – a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus
- apocrine
- bulbourethral gland
- cervical glands
- cervical glands of the uterus
- Cowper’s gland
- cystic fibrosis
- digestive gland
- digestive system
- duct gland
- eccrine
- endocrine
- endocrine glands
- exocrine
- exocrine glands
- gastrointestinal system
- gland
- glandulae cervicales uteri
- islands of Langerhans
- isles of Langerhans
The lacrimal gland (LG) is a secretory gland that secretes tear fluids to maintain the health of the ocular surface epithelium and protect the ocular surface from the external environment [1].
Ronnett, “Plunc, a member of the secretory gland protein family, is up-regulated in nasal respiratory epithelium after olfactory bulbectomy,” The Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol.
The term “venomous animals” is usually applied to a creature capable of producing a poison in a secretory gland and delivering toxin during biting or stinging act.
The prostate is a secretory gland surrounding the urethra at the base of the bladder producing the seminal fluid providing nutrients, ions and enzymes necessary for the survival of the spermatozoids during their journey through the female reproductive tract.
The eyelids contain three types of secretory gland , which are important when considering lid disease.
(2) However, involvement can occur in almost any site with a secretory gland component and has been reported in sites such as the lacrimal gland, breasts, uterine cervix, esophagus, lungs, and prostate.
Rao’s group discovered that ET is active in two regions of the embryo, one a stretch of tissue that develops into a secretory gland and another that forms the retinas of the eyes.
The presence of both proliferative and secretory glands helps us in labeling it as irregular maturation of endometrium and may be due to abnormal hormonal activity.
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- secretory capillary
- secretory capillary
- secretory carcinoma
- secretory cells
- secretory cells
- Secretory chain
- Secretory component
- Secretory component
- secretory cyst
- secretory cyst
- secretory cyst
- secretory diarrhea
- secretory diarrhea
- secretory diarrhea
- secretory diarrhea
- secretory duct
- secretory duct
- secretory duct
- secretory duct
- secretory endometrium
- secretory endometrium
- secretory endometrium
- secretory endometrium
- secretory endpieces
- secretory endpieces
- secretory fiber
- secretory fiber
- secretory fiber
- secretory fiber
- secretory fiber
- Secretory gland
- secretory granule
- secretory granule
- secretory granule
- secretory granules
- secretory granules
- secretory granules
- secretory growth factor-like protein
- secretory IgA (SIgA)
- secretory IgA (SIgA)
- secretory immunoglobulin
- secretory immunoglobulin
- secretory immunoglobulin
- secretory immunoglobulin A
- secretory immunoglobulin A
- secretory immunoglobulin A
- Secretory lectin ZG16
- Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor
- secretory nerve
- secretory nerve
- secretory nerve
- secretory organ
- secretory otitis media
- secretory otitis media
- secretory otitis media
- Secretory pathway Ca(2+)-ATPase 2
- secretory pathway Ca2+/Mn2+ ATPase 1
- secretory pathway calcium ATPase 2
- secretory phase
- secretory phase
- secretory phase of endometrial menstrual cycle
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