TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 79. Biology of Sebaceous Glands
A1  - Nelson, Amanda M.
A1  - Thiboutot, Diane M.
A2  - Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2  - Katz, Stephen I.
A2  - Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2  - Paller, Amy S.
A2  - Leffell, David J.
A2  - Wolff, Klaus
PY  - 2012
T2  - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
AB  - |PrintSebaceous  Glands  at  a  GlanceSebaceous  glands  are  unilobular  or  multilobular  structures  that  consist  of  acini  connected  to  a  common  excretory  duct  and  are  usually  associated  with  a  hair  follicle.Sebaceous  glands  vary  considerably  in  size,  even  in  the  same  individual  and  in  the  same  anatomic  area.The  sebaceous  glands  exude  lipids  by  disintegration  of  entire  cells,  a  process  known  as  holocrine  secretion.Human  sebum,  as  it  leaves  the  sebaceous  gland,  contains  squalene,  cholesterol,  cholesterol  esters,  wax  esters,  and  triglycerides.Sebaceous  glands  are  regulated  by  androgens  and  retinoids.Other  factors,  such  as  melanocortins,  and  peroxisome  proliferator-activated  receptors  (PPARs),  may  regulate  sebaceous  gland  activity  as  well.  
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