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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
    11. 1350 Human scalp skin as an abundant and accessible source for eccrine sweat gland isolation and organ culture 2018
    12. Metamorph analysis and quantification of activated eccrine glands in alopecia areata Journal of Dermatological Science · 1998
    13. VEGFR-2 Is in a State of Activation in Hair Follicles, Sebaceous Glands, Eccrine Sweat Glands, and Epidermis from Human Scalp: An In Situ Immunohistochemistry Study of Phosphorylated VEGFR-2 2019 · 6 citations
    14. The secretory clear cell of the eccrine sweat gland as the probable source of excess sweat production in hyperhidrosis Experimental Dermatology · 2011 · 36 citations
    15. Plaque type herpetic folliculitis involving the eccrine gland: Immunohistochemical analysis The Journal of Dermatology · 2014 · 4 citations
    16. Reduced cell cohesiveness of outgrowths from eccrine sweat glands delays wound closure in elderly skin Aging Cell · 2016 · 19 citations
    17. Differential distribution and genetic determination of eccrine sweat glands and hair follicles in the volar skin of C57BL/6 mice and SD rats BMC Veterinary Research · 2022 · 8 citations
    18. Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigen-4 (SSEA-4) as a Distinguishing Marker between Eccrine and Apocrine Origin of Ducts of Sweat Glands Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2017 · 3 citations
    19. 706 Engrailed-1 promotes eccrine sweat gland development in permissive environments Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2016
    20. Eccrine sweat glands associate with the human hair follicle within a defined compartment of dermal white adipose tissue British Journal of Dermatology · 2018 · 36 citations
    21. K31 as a novel marker for clear secretory cells in human eccrine sweat glands Journal of Molecular Histology · 2020 · 32 citations
    22. Adenolipoma—Eccrine and Apocrine Variants With Evidence for a Hamartomatous Process American Journal of Dermatopathology · 2012 · 11 citations
    23. Adult-onset porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal duct nevus:dermatoscopic findings and treatment with tazarotene Dermatology online journal · 2020 · 7 citations
    24. Porokeratotic eccrine and hair follicle nevus: a report of two cases and review of the literature 2017 · 5 citations
    25. Scalp Apocrine Glands: The Neglected Component of the Hair Follicle Complex Skin Appendage Disorders · 2025
    26. A transient dermal niche and dual epidermal programs underlie sweat gland development bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2023
    27. Culture Strategy Determines the Differentiation Status of Sweat Gland Cells Cells · 2025
    28. Pmg-1 and Pmg-2 constitute a novel family of KAP genes differentially expressed during skin and mammary gland development Mechanisms of Development · 1999 · 22 citations
    29. Clouston syndrome associated with eccrine syringofibroadenoma Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia · 2014 · 18 citations
    30. Adipose Infiltration of the Dermis, Involving the Arrector Pili Muscle, and Dermal Displacement of Eccrine Sweat Coils: New Histologic Observations in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia The American Journal of Dermatopathology · 2019 · 6 citations