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Eccrine sweat gland

A coiled secretory gland in the deep dermis that opens via a straight duct to a pore on the friction ridge crest. Eccrine secretion (primarily water, sodium chloride, amino acids, lactic acid) is the primary chemical component of a latent print.

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