The differences among merocrine,apocrine,and holocrine secretions are the
A)locations of the glands that produce them.
B)number of cells that secrete.
C)amount of cytoplasm secreted along with the glandular product.
D)amount of glycoprotein secreted with the glandular product.

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The differences among merocrine, apocrine, and holocrine secretions are the amount of cytoplasm secreted along with the glandular product. In merocrine secretion, the glandular cells release their products by exocytosis and do not lose any part of themselves. In apocrine secretion, a portion of the cell cytoplasm is lost along with the glandular product. In holocrine secretion, the entire glandular cell disintegrates and becomes the secreting product. The location of the glands and the amount of glycoprotein secreted are not factors that differentiate these types of secretions.

The Differences Among Merocrine,apocrine,and Holocrine Secretions Are the