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exocrine gland
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exocrine gland
n.
A gland, such as a sebaceous gland or sweat gland, that releases its secretions to the body's cavities, organs, or surface through a duct.
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Inorganic mercury has been shown to accumulate in exocrine glands, and saliva is also one excretion pathway for inorganic mercury (Joselow 1968).
Methylmercury, amalgams, and children's health: Bjornberg et al. ... by Englund, Gunilla Sandborgh / Environmental Health Perspectives
Sjogren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder that manifests as a lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands, particularly the salivary and lacrimal glands.
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It effects the mucus-secreting glands of the lungs, pancreas and other exocrine glands.
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