• Apocrine ( / ˈ æ p ə k r ɪ n / ) [1] glands are a type of exocrine gland , which are themselves a type of gland , i.e. a group of cells specialized for the release of secretions . (wikipedia.org)
  • Apocrine secretion is less damaging to the gland than holocrine secretion (which destroys a cell) but more damaging than merocrine secretion ( exocytosis ). (wikipedia.org)
  • 1 First described in 1956, poroma was originally identified as a tumor originating from the eccrine sweat gland. (clinicaladvisor.com)
  • They proved the effect of the laser energy on fatty tissue as well as the on surrounding tissues (dermis, vasculature, apocrine, and eccrine gland). (intechopen.com)
  • There are two types of sweat gland: eccrine and apocrine. (triumphanddisasteruk.com)
  • When the eccrine sweat gland is stimulated, our cells secrete a fluid similar to plasma through a tubule to the surface of the skin. (triumphanddisasteruk.com)
  • In apocrine secretion, secretory cells accumulate material at their apical ends, and this material then buds off from the cells, forming extracellular vesicles . (wikipedia.org)
  • β-adrenoceptors are found in adipocytes as well as apocrine glands, and these receptors may mediate lipid secretion from apocrine glands for sweat secretion. (nih.gov)
  • Ca 2+ and cyclic adenosine monophosphate play a part in the secretion of lipids and proteins from apocrine glands for sweat secretion. (nih.gov)
  • The translocation of aquaporin 5 plays an important role in sweat secretion from eccrine glands. (nih.gov)
  • But, the secretion of apocrine glands invites bacteria to feast upon it and causes strong body odor. (ayurvediccure.com)
  • Although the histological features of apocrine and eccrine poromas are nearly identical, the presence of homogenous eosinophilic intraluminal secretion, lining cells with intensely eosinophilic cytoplasm, and small clusters of sebaceous cells surrounded by poroid cells is suggestive of apocrine lineage. (clinicaladvisor.com)
  • There are also the so-called apocrine sweat glands which are only found in certain regions of the skin and whose function is the secretion of fragrances. (lifeafterjob.com)
  • The three major glands responsible for the fingermark deposits are the eccrine, apocrine, and sebaceous glands. (futurelearn.com)
  • In most instances, only the eccrine and sebaceous glands contribute significantly to the latent fingerprint deposit. (futurelearn.com)
  • holocrine , merocrine and apocrine . (wikipedia.org)
  • Depending on how their products are secreted, exocrine glands are categorized as merocrine, apocrine, or holocrine. (wikipedia.org)
  • Among the exocrine glands, the sweat glands belong to the group of eccrine (merocrine) glands , which means that their secretions are secreted without any detectable loss of cellular components. (lifeafterjob.com)
  • Apocrine ductal carcinoma in situ (ACDIS) is a very rare breast carcinoma which is regarded as a variant of the ductal carcinoma in situ breast tumors. (wikipedia.org)
  • ACDIS tumors have microscopic histopathology features that are similar to pure apocrine carcinoma of the breast tumors but differ from them in that they are completely localized, i.e. have not invaded nearby tissues or metastasized to distant tissues. (wikipedia.org)
  • Apocrine carcinoma is a very rare form of female breast cancer. (wikipedia.org)
  • [7] Cytologically, the cells of apocrine carcinoma are relatively large, granular, and it has a prominent eosinophilic cytoplasm. (wikipedia.org)
  • [8] When apocrine carcinoma is tested as a "triple negative" , it means that the cells of the patient cannot express the estrogen receptor , progesterone receptor , or HER2 receptor. (wikipedia.org)
  • A rare case of apocrine carcinoma of the breast: Cytopathological and immunohistopathological study. (wikipedia.org)
  • My mom has been diagnosed Stage IV-Apocrine Carcinoma. (cancer.org)
  • The most common category was apocrine-eccrine carcinoma. (healthday.com)
  • Between 1978 to 1982 and 2002 to 2005, the overall CAC IR rose 150 percent, from 2.0 to 5.0, while the apocrine-eccrine carcinoma IR rose from 1.0 to 2.7 and the sebaceous carcinoma IR rose from 0.6 to 1.9. (healthday.com)
  • Apocrine skin carcinoma has characteristics similar to those of cutaneous breast carcinoma metastases when it presents a tubule-lobular, or cordonal differentiation. (bvsalud.org)
  • Eccrine glands are present all over, and typically secrete sweat that is mostly made of water. (popsci.com)
  • Eccrine glands secrete sweating that has no bad smell and it helps to keep your body cool. (ayurvediccure.com)
  • The rest of the body is covered with eccrine sweat glands, which secrete the sterile and salty electrolyte solution meant to cool us off through evaporation. (binghamton.edu)
  • Apocrine sweat glands continuously secrete a fatty sweat via the tubule above. (triumphanddisasteruk.com)
  • 2 With time, it became evident that poromas of an eccrine lineage also exist, but the historic view of poromas as neoplasms of eccrine lineage has persisted such that many poromas are assumed to be eccrine poromas. (clinicaladvisor.com)
  • Eccrine glands trigger perspiration to keep our core temperature regulated, while apocrine glands release sweat as a response to nerves or stimulation, such as exercise. (howstuffworks.com)
  • The patch provides an unambiguous digital result that can be read in an electrochromic display and yields 95% sensitivity and 100% specificity when tested with artificial eccrine perspiration samples. (nature.com)
  • That's because the sweat you produce as a result of an anxious moment contains more apocrine secretions, which are the ones that contain those smell-inducing proteins. (popsci.com)
  • Our abundance of eccrine glands and relative lack of apocrine glands makes humans, in a word, weird. (livescience.com)
  • Humans largely have eccrine sweat glands, while horses predominantly have apocrine sweat glands. (alltech.com)
  • Humans have 4 million exocrine sweat glands, which can be classified into two types: eccrine and apocrine glands. (nih.gov)
  • More commonly known as prickly rash or heat rash, miliaria occurs when the eccrine glands become blocked, which results in a series of red bumps. (howstuffworks.com)
  • Miliaria is a common skin disease caused by blockage and/or inflammation of eccrine sweat ducts. (dermnetnz.org)
  • If that's not enough to make you run for the shower, consider this: When stress-induced apocrine sweat comes into contact with even normal amounts of bacteria, it can stink even worse. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • It's this Apocrine sweat that the bacteria, naturally present on our skin, love. (triumphanddisasteruk.com)
  • Apocrine - the apical portion of the cytoplasm in the cell membrane, which contains the excretion, buds off. (wikipedia.org)
  • They are typically larger than eccrine glands and their ducts tend to open into hair follicles instead of hairless areas of skin. (coursehero.com)
  • Stress sweat (apocrine): this type of sweat feels thick and actually contains fat. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Apocrine glands, however, are located in targeted areas of the body-the armpits, for example-and they don't really do much to cool you down. (popsci.com)
  • The apocrine glands are primarily found in the axillary regions, ie the armpits. (futurelearn.com)
  • While bacterial metabolism of apocrine sweat usually causes the malodour, eccrine sweating can also become offensive after ingestion of certain foods, such as garlic and alcohol. (racgp.org.au)
  • they have eccrine and apocrine types. (wikipedia.org)
  • The human body has two types of sweat glands: eccrine and apocrine. (popsci.com)
  • The most numerous types of sweat glands in our skin, found almost everywhere on the body, are called eccrine glands. (coursehero.com)
  • There are two types of glands involved in sweating: eccrine and apocrine. (howstuffworks.com)
  • Introduction to Sweating Disorders There are two types of sweat glands: apocrine and eccrine. (merckmanuals.com)
  • An example of true apocrine glands is the mammary glands , responsible for secreting breast milk. (wikipedia.org)
  • Micrograph showing apocrine metaplasia of the breast. (wikipedia.org)
  • [4] This type of metaplasia represents an exception to the common rule of metaplasia increasing the risk for developing cancer in that apocrine metaplasia doesn't increase the possibility of developing breast cancer. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sudiferous (sweat) glands are divided into eccrine glands, found all over the body, and apocrine glands found in the axilla, breast and groin region. (racgp.org.au)
  • The eccrine sweat glands belong to the skin appendages, just like nails and hair. (lifeafterjob.com)
  • The apocrine sweat glands differ from the in some important ways eccrine sweat glands . (lifeafterjob.com)
  • These glands, unlike the eccrine glands, serve virtually no role in the regulation of body temperature. (coursehero.com)
  • Eccrine glands, found all over the body, produce sweat to regulate temperature, but this sweat is mostly water with trace amounts of salt and other compounds. (livescience.com)
  • Eccrine glands are the most abundant sweat glands on the human body , setting people apart from most other mammals. (livescience.com)
  • Dogs, for example, pant to regulate their body temperature, because their eccrine glands are limited mostly to the bottoms of their paws. (livescience.com)
  • The eccrine glands are usually found throughout the body, but the highest densities are found in the palms and soles. (futurelearn.com)
  • The so-called sweat glands are usually called eccrine sweat glands , i.e. those sweat glands that, with a few exceptions, are all over the body. (lifeafterjob.com)
  • Apocrine sweat glands are coiled tubular glands that discharge in the canals of hair follicles. (coursehero.com)
  • Apocrine metaplasia is a reversible transformation of cells to an apocrine phenotype . (wikipedia.org)
  • Apocrine-like cells form in a lining of developing microcysts, due to the pressure buildup within the lumen. (wikipedia.org)
  • Common sweat (eccrine): the light, watery sweat that happens when you're active on a summer day. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Chimpanzees and gorillas have a mix of roughly 60 percent eccrine glands and 40 percent apocrine glands, the Wageningen researchers report. (livescience.com)
  • But equine apocrine sweat glands do not retain large quantities of electrolytes, so horses' sweat tends to be isotonic or hypertonic, containing the same to higher concentrations of electrolytes compared to other bodily fluids. (alltech.com)