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holocrine

[hol´o-krin]

wholly secretory, denoting that type of glandular secretion in which the entire secreting cell, along with its accumulated secretion, forms the secreted matter of the gland, as in the sebaceous glands. See also apocrine and merocrine.

hol·o·crine gland

a gland the secretion of which consists of disintegrated cells of the gland itself, for example, a sebaceous gland, in contrast to a merocrine gland.

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holocrine

(hŏl′ə-krĭn, -krīn′, -krēn′, hō′lə-)

adj.

Of or relating to a gland whose output consists of disintegrated secretory cells along with the secretory product itself.

hol·o·crine gland

(hol'ō-krin gland)

A gland with secretion that consists of disintegrated cells of the gland itself, e.g., a sebaceous gland, in contrast to a merocrine gland.

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holocrine

Pertaining to a gland whose secretion is a breakdown product of the gland's own lining cells. A sebaceous gland is a holocrine gland.

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holocrine

(of a form of cell digestion, particularly in insects) characterized by self-disintegration to produce the digestive fluid.
(of gland secretion) characterized by self-disintegration in releasing its product, as in sebaceous glands.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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Sebum is produced by a holocrine mechanism (15, 16).

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The disorganized nature of this epithelium, the poorly defined cell membranes, and the cellular debris in the lumen are all consistent with holocrine secretion, as suggested by previous authors (Halstead, 1988; see also dos Santos et al., 2000).