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Apocrine glands: do not regulate body temperature, and they exist mostly in the genital region, around the bellybutton, and in the armpits, breasts, and a few other areas. They secrete an odorous ...

ANALYSIS of the secretion from the nasal gland of marine birds indicates that the secretory mechanism is highly specific for sodium and/or chloride. Only very small amounts of potassium ...

Action of glands is inhibited - decrease in production of secretions Parasympathetic (rest and digest) Action of glands is stimulated - increase in production of secretions ...

Until now, it has been thought that the pituitary gland receives messages from the rest of the body and increases or decreases hormone secretion accordingly. In fact, macrophages, the immune cells ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Is thymic PTH secretion, like PTH produced by the parathyroid glands, regulated by extracellular Ca or by hormones involved in Ca ...