Exocrine glands can also be categorised into another 3 subtypes according to their secretion mechanism Merocine glands Apocrine glands Holocrine glands Merocrine glands are the most common and release their secretory products via exocytosis The major secretory products of these glands are usually proteins Apocrine glands release their Exocrine glands can be categorized as holocrine, apocrine, or merocrine Holocrine glands release their substances via rupturing their cells Apocrine glands release a part of themselves that hasThis is the parenchyma (or functional tissue) of the exocrine pancreas You will note that the parenchyma is rather indistinctly divided into smaller areas by slits of open space or by pink connective tissue (stroma) The smallest of these areas constitute the lobules of this gland You may see a few circular structures of various size between the lobules These are cross sections
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