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merocrine gland
- Term ID
- UBERON:0010243
- Synonyms
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- Definition
- An exocrine gland whose secretions are excreted via exocytosis from secretory cells into an epithelial-walled duct or ducts and thence onto a bodily surface or into the lumen; the gland releases its product and no part of the gland is lost or damaged. (2)
- References
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- BTO:0002324
- MA:0003041
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merocrine
- Ontology
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