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Term:
abnormal apocrine gland physiology (MP:0013555)
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abnormal apocrine gland physiology +   
any functional anomaly of any exocrine gland whose cells bud their secretions off through the plasma membrane producing membrane-bound vesicles in the lumen; the apical portion of the secretory cell of the gland pinches off and enters the lumen; it loses part of its cytoplasm in their secretions; apocrine secretion is functional during hormonal stress or puberty; an example of true apocrine glands are mammary glands, responsible for secreting breast milk
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Definition Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocrine, ISBN:0123813611, MGI:anna

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