Preferred Name

Apocrine Sweat Gland

Synonyms
Definitions

A type of large, coiled, tubular, sometimes branched, specialized sweat gland that empties into the upper portion of a hair follicle instead of directly onto the skin surface. It has no secretory innervation but is sensitive to epinephrine in the bloodstream.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C32132

code

C32132

definition

A type of large, coiled, tubular, sometimes branched, specialized sweat gland that empties into the upper portion of a hair follicle instead of directly onto the skin surface. It has no secretory innervation but is sensitive to epinephrine in the bloodstream.

label

Apocrine Sweat Gland

Legacy Concept Name

Apocrine_Sweat_Gland

Preferred_Name

Apocrine Sweat Gland

prefixIRI

NCIT:C32132

prefLabel

Apocrine Sweat Gland

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0930083

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C33712

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