/ˈæpəkrən/
/ˈæpəˌkraɪn/
/ˈæpəˌkrin/
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*greek* –>
‘apo’ – “away”
‘krinein’ – “to separate”
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-an apocrine sweat gland is a type of ‘merocrine sweat gland’ composed of a ‘coiled secretory portion’ located at the junction of the ‘dermis’ + ‘subcutaneous fat’, from which a straight portion inserts and secretes into the ‘infundibular portion’ of the ‘hair follicle’-
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(in ‘humans’, ‘apocrine sweat glands’ are found only in certain locations of the ‘body’…)
the ‘axillae’
(aka ‘armpits’)
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‘areola’/’nipples’ of the ‘breast’
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‘ear canal’
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‘eyelids’
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‘wings of the nostril’
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‘perianal region’
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(and some parts of the ‘external genitalia’)
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(‘modified apocrine glands’ include the ‘ciliary glands’ in the ‘eyelids’; the ‘ceruminous glands’, which produce ‘ear wax’; and the ‘mammary glands’, which produce ‘milk’)
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(the rest of the body is covered by ‘eccrine sweat glands’)
(most ‘non-primate mammals’, however, have ‘apocrine sweat glands’ over the greater part of their ‘body’)
(‘domestic animals’ such as ‘dogs’ and ‘cats’ have ‘apocrine glands’ at each ‘hair follicle’ but ‘eccrine glands’ only in ‘foot pads’ + ‘snout’)
(their ‘apocrine glands’, like those in ‘humans’, produce an ‘odorless’, ‘oily’, ‘opaque’ secretion that gains its characteristic ‘odor’ upon ‘bacterial de-composition’)
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(‘eccrine glands’ on their paws increase ‘friction’ and prevent them from slipping when fleeing from ‘danger’)
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