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Descriptor English: Apocrine Glands
Descriptor Spanish: Glándulas Apocrinas
Descriptor glándulas apocrinas
Scope note: Glándulas sudoríparas especializadas, grandes y ramificadas que descargan su contenido en la porción superior del FOLÍCULO PILOSO en vez de hacerlo directamente en la PIEL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Glândulas Apócrinas
Descriptor French: Glandes apocrines
Entry term(s): Apocrine Gland
Gland, Apocrine
Glands, Apocrine
Tree number(s): A10.336.899.206
A17.815.830.206
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001050
Scope note: Large, branched, specialized sweat glands that empty into the upper portion of a HAIR FOLLICLE instead of directly onto the SKIN.
Annotation: SWEAT and SWEATING are also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SWEAT GLANDS 1975-90
Online Note: search SWEAT GLANDS 1971-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under SWEAT GLANDS 1975-90
Related: Sweating MeSH
DeCS ID: 1057
Unique ID: D001050
NLM Classification: WR 400
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2002/07/02
Apocrine Glands - Preferred
Concept UI M0001590
Scope note Large, branched, specialized sweat glands that empty into the upper portion of a HAIR FOLLICLE instead of directly onto the SKIN.
Preferred term Apocrine Glands
Entry term(s) Apocrine Gland
Gland, Apocrine
Glands, Apocrine



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