"Sebaceous Glands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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 a transparent BASEMENT MEMBRANE enclosing epithelial cells. The ducts from most sebaceous glands open into a HAIR FOLLICLE, but some open on the general surface of the SKIN. Sebaceous glands secrete SEBUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D012627
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.336.827 A17.815.805
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| Concept/Terms |
Sebaceous Glands- Sebaceous Glands
- Gland, Sebaceous
- Glands, Sebaceous
- Sebaceous Gland
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sebaceous Glands" by people in Profiles.
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Specificity of granular IgM deposition in folliculosebaceous units and sweat gland apparatus in direct immunofluorescence (DIF) of lupus erythematosus. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 Aug; 75(2):404-9.
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Epidermal choristoma of the oral cavity: report of 2 cases of an extremely rare entity. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Feb; 68(2):451-5.
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Jaw cysts with sebaceous differentiation: report of 5 cases and a review of the literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Dec; 65(12):2568-74.
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Glycoconjugates in sweat glands and other structures of skin from normal and cystic fibrosis subjects. Am J Dermatopathol. 1986 Dec; 8(6):478-91.