Apocrine
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[[Image:Apocrine.jpg|thumb|300px|Apocrine gland]]
'''Apocrine''' is a term used to classify [[exocrine glands]] in the study of [[histology]]. Cells which are classified as apocrine bud their secretions off through the plasma membrane producing membrane bound vesicles in the [[Lumen (anatomy)|lumen]].
Examples of an apocrine gland include:
* the lactating [[mammary gland]].
* [[cerumen]] ("wax") of the outer [[ear]]
* [[goblet cells]]
The structures that are usually called "[[apocrine sweat glands]]" actually secrete in a [[merocrine]] fashion.
== See also ==
* [[Merocrine]]
* [[Holocrine]]
==External links==
* {{eMedicineDictionary|apocrine}}
* {{GPnotebook|1624244281}}
* [http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Epithelia/Epithel.htm#Secretory Diagram at uwa.edu.au]
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[[Category:Histology]]
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