mer·o·crine

(mĕr′ə-krĭn, -krīn′, -krēn′)

adj.

Of or relating to a gland whose secretory cells remain undamaged during secretion.

[mero- + Greek krīnein, to separate; see endocrine.]

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merocrine

(ˈmɛrəˌkraɪn; -krɪn)

adj

(Physiology) (of the secretion of glands) characterized by formation of the product without undergoing disintegration. Compare holocrine, apocrine

[C20: from mero- + Greek krinein to separate]

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In the present study two types of sweat glands were observed i.e., apocrine and merocrine. The free surface of the cells in apocrine sweat glands had cytoplasmic protrusion indicating secretory activity and the merocrine sweat glands were made of tubules of cuboidal or flattened cells.

Histomorphometrical Study on Regional Variation in Distribution of Sweat Glands in Buffalo Skin

Some of these fuse with apical plasma membrane and release their contents into lumen showing merocrine mode of secretion.

Ultrastructure of the Secretory Epithelial Cells of the Bulbourethral Glands (Cowper's gland) in the Indian Fruit Bat, Rousettus leschenaulti (Desmarest) During the Reproductive Cycle/Ultraestructura de las Celulas Epiteliales Secretoras de las Glandulas Bulbouretrales (glandula de Cowper) en el Murcielago de la India, Rousettus leschenaulti (Desmarest) Durante el Ciclo Reproductivo

The mechanism of mucus secretion remains unclear, and the secretory granules in the chief cell of the gallbladder epithelium were microscopically observed to secrete mucus by a mechanism similar to that of merocrine secretion [9].

Gallbladder Mucus Plug Mimicking Ascaris Worm: An Ambiguous Cause of Biliary Colic

Apocrine glands also use merocrine or exocytosis of vesicles

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padbergi, or merocrine as observed by Hefner (1929) for Parajulus impressus.

Midgut of the diplopod Urostreptus atrobrunneus: structure, function, and redefinition of hepatic cells/Intestino medio do diplopodo Urostreptus atrobrunneus: estrutura, funcao e redefinicao das celulas hepaticas

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