"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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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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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Elbendary A, Zhou C, Valdebran M, Yu Y, Gad A, Kwon EJ, Elston DM. 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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Chi AC, Mapes IL, Javed T, Neville BW. 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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Chi AC, Neville BW, McDonald TA, Trayham RT, Byram J, Peacock EH. 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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Elston DM, Meffert J. Photo quiz. What is your diagnosis? Fordyce spots. Cutis. 2001 Jul; 68(1):24, 49.
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Hazen-Martin DJ, Sens DA, Spicer SS. Glycoconjugates in sweat glands and other structures of skin from normal and cystic fibrosis subjects. Am J Dermatopathol. 1986 Dec; 8(6):478-91.