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exocrine gland
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exocrine gland (ĕk`səkrən): see gland gland, organ that manufactures chemical substances. A gland may vary from a single cell to a complex system of tubes that unite and open onto a surface through a duct. The endocrine glands, e.g.
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[Value of new agonists of the acinar and ductal phases of exocrine secretions].
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Inorganic mercury has been shown to accumulate in exocrine glands, and saliva is also one excretion pathway for inorganic mercury (Joselow 1968).
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According to Raven and Johnson, pheromones are chemical substances released by the exocrine glands of one organism that influence the behavior or physiological processes of another organism of the same species.
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