Holocrine glands

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Holocrine glands are a type of secretory gland where the secretory product is formed inside the cytoplasm and the secretion is released by the disruption of the plasma membrane and destruction of the cell. Example: the sebaceous glands of the skin.

Reference: diFiore's Atlas of Histology with functional correlations, Victor Eroschenko, Lippincot Williams and Wilkins, 10th edition, 2005. p. 41