Structure
The apocrine gland comprises a glomerulus of secretory tubules and an excretory duct that opens into hair follicle; on occasion, an excretory duct opens to the skin surface next to the hair. The gland is large and spongy, located in the subcutaneous fat deep in the dermis, and has a larger overall structure and lumen diameter than the eccrine sweat gland. Unlike eccrine secretory tubules, secretory tubules of the apocrine gland are single-layered (lacking ductal cells), vary in diameter from place to place, and sometimes branch off into multiple ducts. The tubules are wrapped in myoepithelial cells, which are more developed than their eccrine gland counterparts.
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