apocrine

/ap-uh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen/US // ˈæp ə krɪn, -ˌkraɪn, -ˌkrin //UK // (ˈæpəkraɪn, -krɪn) //

内分泌,内分泌学,内分泌科,脂溢性皮炎

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
Physiology.
- : of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration.
- : of or relating to such secretions: apocrine sweat.

Most of our potent body odour arises from a kind of sweat that emerges from apocrine glands in our armpits.
Michelle Rudden and Gavin Thomas wanted to know how apocrine sweat turns into that off-putting body odor.
Rudden and Thomas were looking for an enzyme that would break down apocrine sweat.