SEBACEOUS GLANDS

Query  to the TRRD database:
genes expressing in SEBACEOUS GLANDS
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Location: outgrowth of the external root sheath of the hair follicle

Function: secretion of sebum, that posses bacteriostatic, emollient, barrier and pheromone functions

Composition: simple branched acinar exocrine glands. Secretory oily product and cell debris are discharged into the pilosebaceous canal.