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*'''Sweat Glands'''
*'''Sweat Glands'''
Sweat is considered to be the product of [[General Pathology - Necrosis#Apoptosis|apoptosis]] releasing cell contents into the gland lumen, together with secretion where exocytosis, microapocrine blebbing, transcellular and perhaps paracellular processes involved in varying degrees.
Sweat is considered to be the product of [[General Pathology - Necrosis#Apoptosis|apoptosis]] releasing cell contents into the gland lumen, together with secretion where exocytosis, microapocrine blebbing, transcellular and perhaps paracellular processes involved in varying degrees. Sweat is composed of secretions and cellular debris and includes inorganic ions, water, immunoglobulins, amino acids and waste products including urea and lactic acid. Equine sweat is rich in proteins including glycoproteins, albumin and gammaglobulins.
Sweat is degrades by bacteria leading to odour. Dogs and cats produce very little sweat and use panting to lower body temperature.
*'''Mammary Glands'''
*'''Mammary Glands'''
These are greatly modified, enlarged sweat glands and are present in both male and female animals. Depending on species, they extend from the axillae to the groin, associated with teats and a complex array of sinuses and ducts. Age, pregnancy and [[Endocrine System - Anatomy & Physiology - The Endocrine System|endocrine]] factors have an important role in determining glandular activity.
*'''Sebaceous Glands'''
*'''Sebaceous Glands'''