Apocrine Glands
"Apocrine Glands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Large, branched, specialized sweat glands that empty into the upper portion of a HAIR FOLLICLE instead of directly onto the SKIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D001050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.336.899.206 A17.815.830.206
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| Concept/Terms |
Apocrine Glands- Apocrine Glands
- Apocrine Gland
- Gland, Apocrine
- Glands, Apocrine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Apocrine Glands" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Johnson G, Gardner JM, Shalin SC. Polarizable crystals in apocrine sweat gland tumors: A series of 3 cases. J Cutan Pathol. 2017 Aug; 44(8):698-702.