Referring to apocrine glands.
Describing sweat glands that occur only in hairy parts of the body, especially the armpit and groin. These glands develop in the hair follicles and appear after puberty has been reached. The strong odors associated with sweating result from the action of bacteria on the sweat produced by apocrine glands. Compare eccrine.
Denoting secretory cells that contribute part of their protoplasm to the material secreted.
A cell secretion process in which the tip of a gland cell is pinched off, leaving the nucleus and the majority of the cytoplasm behind. This process then repeats itself. It is observed in sweat glands located in the armpit and around the pubic area.