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with endocrine gland It is important to distinguish between an
endocrine gland, which discharges hormones into the bloodstream,
and an exocrine gland, which secretes substances through a duct
opening in a gland onto an external or internal body surface.
Salivary glands and sweat glands are examples of exocrine
glands. Both saliva, secreted by the salivary glands, and sweat,
secreted by the sweat glands, act on... Cystic fibrosis affects
the functioning of the body’s exocrine glands—e.g., the mucus-
secreting and sweat glands—in the respiratory and digestive
systems. Within the cells of the lungs and gut, the CFTR protein
transports chloride across cell membranes and regulates other
channels. These functions are critical for maintaining and
adjusting the fluidity of mucous secretions. Most... description
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