apocrine gland
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008974
Any exocrine gland whose cells bud their secretions off through the plasma membrane producing membrane-bound vesicles in the lumen; the apical portion of the secretory cell of the gland pinches off and enters the lumen; it loses part of its cytoplasm in their secretions; apocrine secretion is functional during hormonal stress or puberty; an example of true apocrine glands are mammary glands, responsible for secreting breast milk. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna ]
Synonyms: true apocrine gland
Term info
- SCTID:361698000
- MESH:D001050
- MA:0003040
- EMAPA:35141
- BTO:0001162
- Wikipedia:Apocrine
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apocrine
Mammary glands are modified apocrine glands present in both humans and mice; unlike humans, mice do not have axillary apocrine sweat glands[MGI:anna]
uberon
UBERON:0008974
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606