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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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exocrine gland

Med any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface

exocrine gland [′ek·sə·krən ‚gland]

(physiology)

A structure whose secretion is passed directly or by ducts to its exterior surface, or to another surface which is continuous with the external surface of the gland.

Exocrine Gland

in animals and humans, a gland that secretes the substances it forms through ducts onto the surface of the body or of mucous membranes or into a cavity. Exocrine glands include the sebaceous, salivary, sweat, mammary, lacrimal, and musk glands, as well as the liver, glands of the gastrointestinal tract, and other glands that release secretions into the alimentary canal.

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What is the difference between Eccrine and Apocrine glands Another difference between the two types of glands is exocrine glands that are activated at birth, while apocrine glands are activated at puberty.

What Is Thermoregulation and It Works? by Semul Johnson / Food/cooking/nutrition community

Factfile The prostate is a compound exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system.

Brothers who had cancer 'saved my life' Take prostate test - before ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)

Essentially the prostate gland is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system and even though there is similarity between it and other species of the male mammals but to some extent it differs anatomically, chemically, and physiologically.

Natural Remedies for Prostate Gland by justin kenedy / Food/cooking/nutrition community