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The Effect of Propylthiouracil on Exocrine Glands

Endocrinology, 1962
This study was designed to compare the effect of hypothyroidism on the submaxillary gland with that on other exocrine glands. Weights and enzymatic activity of submaxillary gland, parotid gland and pancreas were determined at 30, 60 and 90 day intervals in a control group of rats fed ad libitum, an experimental group fed ad libitum and receiving .075 ...
Leo M Sreebny   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Exocrine gland structure-function relationships

Development, 2022
ABSTRACT Fluid secretion by exocrine glandular organs is essential to the survival of mammals. Each glandular unit within the body is uniquely organized to carry out its own specific functions, with failure to establish these specialized structures resulting in impaired organ function.
Sameed Khan   +3 more
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Pheromones and Exocrine Glands in Isoptera

2010
Termites are eusocial insects that have a peculiar and intriguing system of communication using pheromones. The termite pheromones are composed of a blend of chemical substances and they coordinate different social interactions or activities, including foraging, building, mating, defense, and nestmate recognition.
Costa-Leonardo, Ana Maria, Haifig, Ives
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The Exocrine Glands

Archives of Surgery, 1975
To the Editor.—I should like to criticize the use of the termexocrinein the article by Drs. Anderson and Perry (Arch Surg110:69, 1975). The apocrine glands are just as much exocrine glands as are the eccrine glands: both secrete externally by a duct. The opposite of exocrine is not apocrine butendocrine, and the opposite or counterpart of apocrine is ...
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Morphology of the exocrine glands of the frog skin

American Journal of Anatomy, 1984
AbstractFrog skin contains three distinct types of exocrine glands: granular (poison), mucous, and seromucous. The granular gland forms a syncytial secretory compartment within the acinus, which is surrounded by smooth muscle cells. The mucous and seromucous glands are easily identifiable as distinct glands.
J W, Mills, B E, Prum
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