SecretionCarcinomaSebaceousProteins and fatty acidsEccrine and apocrine glandsSecretionsMetastatic apocrineTubular glandsBacteriaFattyEpitheliumAnal sacsMerocrineTumorsSecretoryPerspirationGenitalAnusAxillaeArmpitsMammaryHumansSkinHolocrineSecrete sweatDuctsTypically largerAdenocarcinomaRegulationPungentTypesOdorFoundHyperhidrosisCompositionStimulationBodyRashIncreasesProduceBreast cancerType
Secretion15
- The bleb on the apical surface of the secretory cells suggested that the cell underwent apocrine secretion, but recent electron micrographs indicate that the cells use merocrine secretion. (medcell.org)
- 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)
- Apocrine secretion is less damaging to the gland than holocrine secretion (which destroys a cell) but more damaging than merocrine secretion ( exocytosis ). (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)
- The sebaceous gland is an example of a holocrine gland because its product of secretion (sebum) is released with remnants of dead cells. (coursehero.com)
- Regardless, the secretion of sebum out of the gland is helped along by the contraction of the arrector pili muscle. (coursehero.com)
- When the sweat gland is stimulated, the cells secrete a fluid ( primary secretion ) that is similar to plasma -- that is, it is mostly water and it has high concentrations of sodium and chloride and a low concentration of potassium -- but without the proteins and fatty acids that are normally found in plasma. (howstuffworks.com)
- But, the secretion of apocrine glands invites bacteria to feast upon it and causes strong body odor. (ayurvediccure.com)
- Yogurt is naturally acidic and it helps to control oil secretion of glands. (ayurvediccure.com)
- Sandalwood makes your skin dry and reduces sweat secretion of glands. (ayurvediccure.com)
- Body temperature is controlled by sweat glands through secretion and evaporation of sweat. (hpathy.com)
- Related glands produce a pungent yellowish secretion during defecation. (petplace.com)
- Secretion of sweat by eccrine glands in the skin. (britannica.com)
Carcinoma15
- Apocrine gland carcinoma is a cutaneous condition characterized by skin lesions which form in the axilla or anogenital regions. (wikipedia.org)
- My mom has been diagnosed Stage IV-Apocrine Carcinoma. (cancer.org)
- Ive just recently been diagnosed with sweat gland carcinoma. (cancer.org)
- Oncotarget published " Ex vivo analysis of DNA repair targeting in extreme rare cutaneous apocrine sweat gland carcinoma " which reported a rare metastatic case with a PALB2 aberration identified previously as a familial susceptibility gene for breast cancer in the Finnish population. (bioengineer.org)
- 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)
- Given these results, the authors discuss the difficulty in diagnosing differentiation from a primary or metastatic neoplasm of the scalp, with the resources currently available, until the conclusion that it was a primary carcinoma of the sweat gland. (bvsalud.org)
- breast carcinoma, sweat gland carcinoma, skin cancer. (bvsalud.org)
- This study aimed to report and discuss the challenging differential diagnosis between a primary tumor of sweat glands and cutaneous metastasis of mammary carcinoma using anatomopathological and imaging diagnostic resources available today. (bvsalud.org)
- The findings show the challenge in differentiating a primary tumor of the sweat gland from a metastatic cutaneous tumor of mammary carcinoma, even with the immunohistochemical resources currently available. (bvsalud.org)
- Apocrine skin carcinoma has characteristics similar to those of cutaneous breast carcinoma metastases when it presents a tubule-lobular, or cordonal differentiation. (bvsalud.org)
Sebaceous13
- Cross sectional image of skin showing a sweat gland and a sebaceous gland. (coursehero.com)
- Sebaceous glands are found in most of the skin (except the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet). (coursehero.com)
- Sebaceous glands are classified as holocrine glands. (coursehero.com)
- A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat and cellular debris. (coursehero.com)
- Sebaceous glands are the oil secreting glands of your body. (coursehero.com)
- The sebaceous glands are located in the dermis, the middle layer of the skin, and they develop from the epithelial cells of the hair follicle itself (the external root sheath of the hair follicle). (coursehero.com)
- Sebaceous gland ducts thus usually open up into the upper part of a hair follicle, called the infundibulum. (coursehero.com)
- The infundibulum is part of the pilosebaceous canal, the one responsible for discharging sebum and one that is composed of the infundibulum and the short duct of the sebaceous gland itself. (coursehero.com)
- However, some sebaceous gland ducts open directly onto our skin surface such as at the corner of the mouth and the glans penis. (coursehero.com)
- Sebaceous glands e. (histology-world.com)
- Dilutional effect of increased sebaceous gland activity on the proportion of linoleic acid in sebaceous wax esters and in epidermal acylceramides. (springer.com)
- Sebaceous glands, found all over the body but especially on the face and head, produce oils to protect the skin and hair. (livescience.com)
- In addition, it also has two appendages, hair and nail and three glands sweat gland, sebaceous glands and apocrine gland. (hpathy.com)
Proteins and fatty acids4
- In addition to the aforementioned ingredients, sweat from apocrine glands may contain proteins and fatty acids. (howstuffworks.com)
- However, the sweat from apocrine glands also contains proteins and fatty acids, which make it thicker and give it a milkier or yellowish color. (howstuffworks.com)
- Compared to apocrine glands, eccrine glands are smaller, are active from birth (apocrine glands become active at puberty) and produce a sweat that is free of proteins and fatty acids. (roofingcontractor.com)
- Sweat from the apocrine glands contain proteins and fatty acids, making it thicker and yellowish in color (hence those underarm stains). (roofingcontractor.com)
Eccrine and apocrine glands1
- Humans have 4 million exocrine sweat glands, which can be classified into two types: eccrine and apocrine glands. (nih.gov)
Secretions5
- 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)
- 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)
- They are coiled tubular glands that discharge their secretions directly onto the surface of the skin. (coursehero.com)
- The anal sacs are glands located near the anus (rectum) that produce secretions that are normally expressed during defecation. (petplace.com)
- The secretions from these glands are normally pungent (in fact, very smelly) and straw-colored with brown flecks. (petplace.com)
Metastatic apocrine1
Tubular glands2
- Apocrine sweat glands are coiled tubular glands that discharge in the canals of hair follicles. (coursehero.com)
- Sweat glands, also called sudoriferous glands, are simple tubular glands found almost everywhere on our body. (coursehero.com)
Bacteria4
- These are also the glands largely responsible for body smells, as their excretions are converted by skin bacteria into various chemicals we associated with body odor. (coursehero.com)
- When apocrine sweat mixes with bacteria on the skin (or in your blood), it produces body odor. (womenworking.com)
- The axillary region has a distinct microbiome that is characterized by a higher density of sweat glands and a different composition of bacteria compared to other skin areas. (cosmeticsdesign.com)
- Sweat and apocrine glands in the armpits produce compounds that can be metabolized by specific bacteria, leading to body odor. (cosmeticsdesign.com)
Fatty1
- The apocrine sweat glands , associated with the presence of hair in human beings (as on the scalp, the armpit, and the genital region), continuously secrete a concentrated fatty sweat into the gland tube. (britannica.com)
Epithelium2
- Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic disabling disorder of the terminal follicular epithelium in the apocrine gland-bearing skin. (medscape.com)
- Differential immunostaining of various types of breast carcinomas for growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor - Apocrine epithelium and carcinomas emerging as uniformly positive. (harvard.edu)
Anal sacs1
- The anal sacs (also called anal glands) are two small structures that are positioned under the skin, one on each side of the anus. (cornell.edu)
Merocrine2
- holocrine , merocrine and apocrine . (wikipedia.org)
- Compare and contrast merocrine and apocrine sweat glands. (quizlet.com)
Tumors2
- The expression of GHRH and its receptors in breast carcinomas with apocrine differentiation-further evidence of the presence of a GHRH pathway in these tumors. (harvard.edu)
- Anal sac tumors ("apocrine gland adenocarcinomas") are not often painful and do not usually have redness on the overlying skin or any open wounds. (petplace.com)
Secretory2
- The secretory portion of a sweat gland is a twisted and coiled tube that has an opening at its very top. (coursehero.com)
- It is in the coiled secretory portion of the sweat gland where the sweat is actually produced. (coursehero.com)
Perspiration2
- 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)
- perspiration , in most mammals, water given off by the intact skin, either as vapour by simple evaporation from the epidermis ( insensible perspiration) or as sweat , a form of cooling in which liquid actively secreted from sweat glands evaporates from the body surface. (britannica.com)
Genital2
- Finally, there are the stinkiest glands of all: the apocrine glands, found in the armpit and genital areas. (livescience.com)
- This caused by the presence of apocrine sweat glands in your genital region. (womenworking.com)
Anus1
- The apocrine glands are found in places like the armpits, scrotum, anus, and labia majora. (coursehero.com)
Axillae1
- [2] Apocrine glands are also found in the anogenital region and axillae . (wikipedia.org)
Armpits1
- 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)
Mammary1
- An example of true apocrine glands is the mammary glands , responsible for secreting breast milk. (wikipedia.org)
Humans5
- However, although both humans and horses sweat liberally, their sweat glands are not the same, creating different concerns for dehydration and exercise recovery. (alltech.com)
- Humans largely have eccrine sweat glands, while horses predominantly have apocrine sweat glands. (alltech.com)
- Humans have three different types of skin glands. (livescience.com)
- Our abundance of eccrine glands and relative lack of apocrine glands makes humans, in a word, weird. (livescience.com)
- Sweat glands, although found in the majority of mammals, constitute the primary means of heat dissipation only in certain hoofed animals (orders Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla) and in primates, including humans. (britannica.com)
Skin10
- Sweat glands are located deep within the skin and primarily regulate temperature. (coursehero.com)
- The major sweat glands of the human body, found in virtually all skin, produce a clear, odorless substance, consisting primarily of water and NaCl. (coursehero.com)
- The most numerous types of sweat glands in our skin, found almost everywhere on the body, are called eccrine glands. (coursehero.com)
- They are typically larger than eccrine glands and their ducts tend to open into hair follicles instead of hairless areas of skin. (coursehero.com)
- Miliaria profunda (tropical anhidrosis ) is the result of sweat leaking from the sweat glands into the middle layer of skin (blockage at or below the dermoepidermal junction) following repeated episodes of miliaria rubra. (dermnetnz.org)
- Expression of growth hormone-releasing hormone receptors in apocrine adnexal tumours and apocrine glands of the skin. (harvard.edu)
- People typically have 2.6 million sweat glands distributed within their skin. (roofingcontractor.com)
- Also called prickly heat, this rash develops when sweat glands are blocked and sweat accumulates under the skin. (greatist.com)
- When the body temperature rises, the sympathetic nervous system stimulates the eccrine sweat glands to secrete water to the skin surface, where it cools the body by evaporation. (britannica.com)
- Primary malignant neoplasms of the sweat glands are rare, constituting less than 1% of all primary malignant skin lesions 1 . (bvsalud.org)
Holocrine1
- They are a type of holocrine simple saccular (alveolar) gland. (coursehero.com)
Secrete sweat1
- Eccrine glands are present all over, and typically secrete sweat that is mostly made of water. (popsci.com)
Ducts1
- The ducts of the glands empty into an adjacent hair follicle. (medcell.org)
Typically larger1
- Apocrine sweat glands are typically larger and more productive than eccrine glands. (medcell.org)
Adenocarcinoma1
- The most common type is known as anal sac adenocarcinoma or apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma (AGASACA). (cornell.edu)
Regulation1
- These glands, unlike the eccrine glands, serve virtually no role in the regulation of body temperature. (coursehero.com)
Pungent1
- Body odor or pungent smell of the body occurs when sweat glands secrete too much. (ayurvediccure.com)
Types5
- The human body has two types of sweat glands: eccrine and apocrine. (popsci.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)
- These glands release pheromones that convey all different types of information such as age, sex, mood, and if a mammal is able to mate. (kembrel.com)
- There are two types of sweat glands. (roofingcontractor.com)
Odor1
- The type of sweat gland that is least responsible for thermoregulation and most responsible for body odor. (coursehero.com)
Found2
- modified apocrine glands are found in the external auditory. (merckmanuals.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)
Hyperhidrosis1
- People with hyperhidrosis appear to have overactive sweat glands. (medlineplus.gov)
Composition1
- The two glands differ in size, the age that they become active and the composition of the sweat they produce. (roofingcontractor.com)
Stimulation1
- Medicines -- Use of some medicines may prevent stimulation of sweat glands. (medlineplus.gov)
Body6
- Sweat glands, also known as sudoriferous glands, are distributed over most of the body surface. (coursehero.com)
- These are the true sweat glands in the sense of helping to regulate body temperature. (coursehero.com)
- Eccrine glands secrete sweating that has no bad smell and it helps to keep your body cool. (ayurvediccure.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)
- Eccrine glands are sympathetically innervated, distributed over the entire body, and active from birth. (msdmanuals.com)
Rash1
- 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)
Increases1
- In a person unused to heavy sweating, the loss of sodium chloride during a period of heavy labour or high temperatures may be great ( see sodium deficiency ), but the efficiency of the gland increases with use, and in acclimatized persons the salt loss is decreased. (britannica.com)
Produce1
- The glands produce this type of sweat during times of stress or anxiety, so try getting some rest and relaxation during your period. (womenworking.com)
Breast cancer1
- [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)
Type1
- What type of glands are the glands of Moll? (histology-world.com)