Internet Encyclopedia of Science
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

                   • HOME
• ABOUT
• CATEGORIES
• USE OF TEXT AND IMAGES
• NEWSLETTER

  



eccrine gland


eccrine gland
Eccrine gland.
Image: © Procter and Gamble
One of two types of sweat-producing gland that occur in mammalian skin, the other being apocrine glands. In humans and some apes, eccrine glands are the more numerous and are distributed generally over the body, not associated only with hair, as are apocrine glands.


Related category

   • ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY


Also on this site:

Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living
Encyclopedia of History


BACK TO TOP