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Holocrine

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Holocrine is an adjective describing a cell releasing its secretion by disintegration of the whole cell. Examples include the:

  • production of sebum by the breakdown of sebaceous cells lining the pilosebaceous canal
  • shedding of keratin in the cornified layer of the skin by accumulation within keratinocytes

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