{"id":83130,"date":"2021-02-15T07:25:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T07:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=83130"},"modified":"2023-09-10T09:55:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T09:55:36","slug":"apocrine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/apocrine\/","title":{"rendered":"Apocrine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Referring to apocrine glands.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Denoting secretory cells that contribute part of their protoplasm to the material secreted.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-83\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>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. 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