Apocrine Sweat glands
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Location of apocrine sweat glands
Associated with hair follicles of: axilla areolae of breast pubic region
Control of secretion
Innervated by sympathetic neurons Respond to adrenergic transmitters
Apocrine gland structure
Simple, coiled tubular gland Secretory portion has a wider lumen than eccrine glands
Myoepithelial cells
associated with secretory portion
Secretory cells
merocrine secretory cells apical accumulation of small secretory granules
Origin apocrine gland
outgrowth of the external root sheath
aprocine sweat glands function
produce pheromones (odiferous secretions)
Duct cells
stratified cuboidal epithelium (2-3 layers) form short straight duct terminating in a hair follicle
