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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ENDOCRINE GLANDS AND EXOCRINE GLANDS
By BS MediaTwitter Profile | Updated: Friday, 02 June 2017 21:32 UTC
Character |
Exocrine Gland |
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i. Definition |
The glands whose secretions are always inside the body are called endocrine glands. |
The glands whose secretions come out of the body are called exocrine glands. |
ii. Secretions |
Hormones |
Enzymes and other than hormones |
iii. Passage of secretions |
Travel through blood |
Never released into blood |
iv. Ducts |
Absent, hence also called duct less glands |
Present, hence also called duct glands. |
v. Examples |
Glucagon, insulin, etc. |
Enzymes like trypsin, erepsin, etc. |
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