MISSOULA, Mont. — Sebaceous gland tumors are benign “warty” like growths that occur on the skin in older dogs and sometimes in older cats. While they can be similar in appearance, these are different ...

In addition to the sebaceous glands of the skin, there are specialised sebaceous glands that perform very specific functions in the body. Meibomian glands along the rim of the eyelids, for example, ...

Black dots on the nose are one of the most stubborn and misunderstood skin concerns. Often mistaken for trapped dirt, these marks are usually blackheads or sebaceous filaments—normal structures that ...

Here we have developed a novel method of culturing human sebocytes without transformation and using a feeder layer-free culture system to examine the role of the TGFβ pathway in the control of ...

CASE #2: Sebaceous hyperplasia Sebaceous hyperplasia (SH) is the physical manifestation of enlargement of the sebaceous gland to the point where discrete raised yellow aggregations of cells can be ...

Sebaceous filaments are structures that allow sebum to flow to the surface of the skin. Tiny glands beneath the skin create sebum, which is an oily substance that helps lubricate the skin. When the ...

Immune pathway that causes eyelid sebaceous, or Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). In the lymph node, T helper 17 (TH17) lymphocytes are activated by dendritic cells (DC), which involves ...

Sebum is an oily substance that protect and hydrate the skin’s surface. It mixes with fat molecules, called lipids, to form a protective coating on the skin. The sebaceous glands produce sebum. It ...