Sweat gland

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

In humans, there are four kinds of sudoriferous or sweat glands which differ greatly in both the composition of the sweat and its purpose.

• eccrine glands – sweat (normal sweat used in temperature control)
• apocrine glands – sweat,fats,proteins (slightly more viscous sweat)
• ceruminous glands – ear wax (modified sweat)
• mammary glands – milk (modified sweat)

• Sweating

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