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    Glossary Apocrine Glands

    secrete thicker sweat in hair-rich areas, causing body odor

    Apocrine glands are a type of sweat gland found primarily in areas with abundant hair follicles, such as the armpits and groin. Unlike the more common eccrine sweat glands, apocrine glands secrete a thicker, milky fluid that, when broken down by bacteria on the skin, can produce body odor. These glands become active during puberty and are influenced by hormonal changes.

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    1. Human Eccrine Sweat Gland Cells Can Reconstitute a Stratified Epidermis Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2010 · 103 citations
    2. Histochemical and Immunohistochemical Markers for Human Eccrine and Apocrine Sweat Glands: An Aid for Histopathologic Differentiation of Sweat Gland Tumors Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings · 2001 · 73 citations
    3. Multipotent Nestin-Positive Stem Cells Reside in the Stroma of Human Eccrine and Apocrine Sweat Glands and Can Be Propagated Robustly In Vitro PloS one · 2013 · 33 citations
    4. Development, Structure, and Keratin Expression in <i>C57BL/6J</i> Mouse Eccrine Glands Veterinary pathology · 2011 · 29 citations
    5. The Localization of Label-Retaining Cells in Eccrine Glands Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2009 · 28 citations
    6. The protease corin regulates electrolyte homeostasis in eccrine sweat glands PLoS biology · 2021 · 10 citations
    7. Immunohistochemical staining characteristics of epidermal appendages (hair follicles and eccrine sweat glands) to anti-epidermal keratin antisera Acta Dermato Venereologica · 1984 · 6 citations
    8. An efficient method for eccrine gland isolation from human scalp Experimental Dermatology · 2018 · 5 citations
    9. Hybrid Eccrine Gland and Hair Follicle Hamartoma American Journal of Dermatopathology · 2013 · 3 citations
    10. Extensive scleredema adultorum with loss of eccrine glands Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2014 · 2 citations
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