apocrine sweat gland Wikipedia:Apocrine_sweat_gland UBERON:0000382 MESH:D001050 SCTID:399916008 FMA:59155 NCIT:C32132 glandula sudorifera apocrina BTO:0001458 Apocrine sweat glands are sweat glands composed of a coiled secretory portion located at the junction of the dermis and subcutaneous fat, from which a straight portion inserts and secretes into the infundibular portion of the hair follicle. The ducts of apocrine glands open into the canals of hair follicles. The stimulus for the secretion of apocrine sweat glands is adrenaline, which is a hormone carried in the blood[WP]. eccrine sweat gland sweat gland skin apocrine gland