merocrine

[mer´o-krin]

partly secreting: denoting that type of glandular secretion in which the secreting cell remains intact throughout the process of formation and discharge of the secretory products, as in the salivary and pancreatic glands. See also apocrine and holocrine.

mer·o·crine gland

a gland that releases only an acellular secretory product, in contrast to a holocrine gland.

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merocrine

(mĕr′ə-krĭn, -krīn′, -krēn′)

adj.

Of or relating to a gland whose secretory cells remain undamaged during secretion.

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In bulbo-urethral gland of Rousettus, release of secretory product into lumen both by apocrine and merocrine mode.

Ultrastructure of the Secretory Epithelial Cells of the Bulbourethral Glands (Cowper's gland) in the Indian Fruit Bat, Rousettus leschenaulti (Desmarest) During the Reproductive Cycle/Ultraestructura de las Celulas Epiteliales Secretoras de las Glandulas Bulbouretrales (glandula de Cowper) en el Murcielago de la India, Rousettus leschenaulti (Desmarest) Durante el Ciclo Reproductivo

Milk secretion in cow's udders is of the merocrine type, but in goats and possibly sheep (but research is lacking), it is of the apocrine type.

Goats and sheep are frequently utilized in other countries

The secretory mechanism is described as apocrine in Panulirus argus (Travis, 1992), merocrine or apocrine in Caridina laevis (Pillai, 1992) and holocrine in P.

Histoarchitectural features of the hepatopancreas of the amazon river prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum/histoarquitectura del hepatopancreas del camaron de la amazonia Macrobrachium amazonicum

The cow, with its merocrine system--the milk is discharged without major damage to the secreting cells--doesn't produce milk with these particles.

What's the difference between goat milk and cow milk?

Ultrastructural observation suggesting merocrine secretion in the initial segment of the mammalian epididymis.

Localization of total proteins and lactate dehydrogenase in hamster epididymis/Localizacion de proteinas totales y LDH en el epididimo del hamster

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