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Encyclopedia > Exocrine glands

Exocrine gland refers to glands that secrete their products via a duct. This is as opposed to endocrine glands that release their products directly into the circulatory system via the capillary network pervading the gland itself. Endocrine glands are the defining elements of the endocrine system.


Typical exocrine glands include sweat glands, salivary glands, and many glands of the digestive system.


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Exocrine gland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (161 words)
Exocrine gland refers to glands that secrete their products and temporarily store their secretions in a duct.
Exocrine glands are named apocrine, holocrine gland, or merocrine gland based on how their product is secreted.
Apocrine gland is often used to refer to the apocrine sweat glands.
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