"Apocrine Glands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Large, branched, specialized sweat glands that empty into the upper portion of a HAIR FOLLICLE instead of directly onto the SKIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D001050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.336.899.206 A17.815.830.206
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| Concept/Terms |
Apocrine Glands- Apocrine Glands
- Apocrine Gland
- Gland, Apocrine
- Glands, Apocrine
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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.