Preferred Name | exocrine gland | |
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Glands of external secretion that release its secretions to the body's cavities, organs, or surface, through a duct. A gland from which secretions reach a free surface of the body by ducts. A gland that secretes products (excluding hormones and other chemical messengers) into ducts (duct glands) which lead directly into the external environment. Typical exocrine glands include sweat glands, salivary glands, mammary glands, stomach, liver, pancreas. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002365 |
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alternate name |
exocrine glands |
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definition |
Glands of external secretion that release its secretions to the body's cavities, organs, or surface, through a duct. A gland from which secretions reach a free surface of the body by ducts. A gland that secretes products (excluding hormones and other chemical messengers) into ducts (duct glands) which lead directly into the external environment. Typical exocrine glands include sweat glands, salivary glands, mammary glands, stomach, liver, pancreas. |
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exocrine gland |
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Library of Congress Classification |
QP187.7 |
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UBERON:0002365 |
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exocrine gland |
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Terminologia Histologica |
H2.00.02.0.03014 |
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