Eccrine secretion

Japanese: エクリン分泌 - えくりんぶんぴつ
Eccrine secretion

…A type of gland that performs secretory functions. When observed under an optical microscope, the secretory method in which the secretion does not damage the cell body has been collectively called leakage secretion (eccrine secretion). However, observation under an electron microscope has led to the classification of leakage secretion into exocytosis and diacrine secretion. …

From [Skin]

…Fragrances are obtained from the musk glands (one of the major sweat glands) in the lower abdomen of male musk deer. The secretion of the minor sweat glands is simply exuded from the surface of the glandular cells (this type of secretion is called eccrine secretion or leaky secretion), and is mainly water with only small amounts of electrolytes. Minor sweat glands are abundant in human skin, and are particularly numerous on the palms and soles of the feet. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "eccrine secretion" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…分泌機能をいとなむ腺の一種。光学顕微鏡によって観察した場合に分泌物が細胞体を傷つけずに外へ出る分泌方式を総称して漏出分泌(エクリン分泌eccrine secretion)と呼んできた。しかし,電子顕微鏡での観察によって,漏出分泌は開口分泌exocytosisと透出分泌diacrine secretionに分けられるようになった。…

【皮膚】より

…ちなみに雄のジャコウジカの下腹部にある麝香(じやこう)腺(大汗腺の一つ)からは香料が得られる。小汗腺の分泌物は腺細胞表面から単ににじみ出たものであり(この分泌様式をエクリン分泌または漏出分泌という),水を主体とし少量の電解質などを含むにすぎない。ヒトの皮膚には小汗腺が豊富に分布するが,とくに手掌と足底の皮膚では小汗腺が数多い。…

※「エクリン分泌」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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