Mammalian Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: November 18, 2024
Preferred Name

abnormal apocrine gland physiology
Synonyms
Definitions

any functional anomaly of 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

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MP_0013555

definition

any functional anomaly of 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

has_obo_namespace

MPheno.ontology

id

MP:0013555

label

abnormal apocrine gland physiology

notation

MP:0013555

prefLabel

abnormal apocrine gland physiology

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MP_0013559

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MP_0013559

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