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eccrine

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eccrine /ec·crine/ (ek´rin) exocrine, with special reference to ordinary sweat glands.
ec·crine (krn, -rn, -rn)
adj.
1. Relating to an eccrine gland or its secretion, as of sweat.
2. Exocrine.

eccrine
exocrine, with special reference to glands that secrete their product without loss of cytoplasm. See sweat glands.

eccrine tumors
adenomas and adenocarcinomas occur rarely.

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This relatively common disorder of unknown origin can focally involve the eccrine sweat glands of the axillae, soles, palms, or forehead, or can be generalized and involve several areas.
16) They found a statistically significant infrequency of gross cystic disease fluid protein-15 in eccrine sweat gland carcinomas, a paucity of carcinoembryonic antigen in breast cancers, and an absence of estrogen receptor protein in salivary duct carcinomas.
Some histochemical observations on the human eccrine sweat glands.
 
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