Merocrine
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Merocrine (eccrine) is a classification of exocrine glands in the study of Histology.
A cell is classified as merocrine if the secretions of that cell dump directly into the lumen.
This is done by vesicles opening onto the surface of the cell, and the secretory product is discharged from the cell - normal exocytosis.
Merocrine is the most common type of secretion.
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| mechanism (Merocrine, Apocrine, Holocrine) shape (Tubular gland, Alveolar gland) secretion (Serous glands, Mucous glands, Serous demilune)
Ducts: Interlobar duct, Interlobular duct, Intralobular duct (Striated duct, Intercalated duct), Acinus |
