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Areolar glands

Montgomery tubercles

Latin glandulae areolares

Areolar glandsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Areolar glandsor Glands of Montgomeryare sebaceous

glands in the areola surrounding the nipple. The glands

make oily secretions (lipoid fluid) to keepthe areola and

the nipple lubricated and protected. Volatile compounds

in thesesecretions may also serve as an olfactory stimulus

for newborn appetite.[1]

The portions of the gland on skin's surface are called

"Montgomery tubercles". The round bumps are found in

the areola, and on the nipple itself. They can become

exposedand raised when the nipple is stimulated. The

skin overthe surface opening is lubricated and tends to be

smootherthan the rest of the areola. The tubercles becomemore pronounced during pregnancy.

The number of glands can vary greatly, usually averaging from 4 to 28 per nipple.[2]

They arenamed after Dr. William Fetherstone Montgomery (17971859), an Irish obstetrician who first

describedthem in 1837.[3][4]

See also

Fissure of the nipple

List of specialized glands within the human integumentary system

References

1. ^Doucet, Sbastien; Soussignan, Robert; Sagot, Paul; Schaal, Benoist (2009). "The Secretion of Areolar

(Montgomery's) Glands from Lactating Women Elicits Selective, Unconditional Responses in Neonates"

(//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2761488). In Hausberger, Martine. PLoS ONE4(10): e7579.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007579 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0007579). PMC 2761488

(//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2761488). PMID 19851461(//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19851461).

2. ^Donovan, Debbi (January 1, 2010). "What are Montgomery's tubercles?"

(http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/pfirsttri/0,,469b,00.html).

3. ^synd/1513 (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1513.html)at Who Named It?

4. ^Montgomery, William F. (1837).An exposition of the signs and symptoms of pregnancy, the period of human

gestation, and the signs of delivery(http://archive.org/details/exposgn00mont). London: Sherwood, Gilbert and

Piper. OCLC 738411950 (//www.worldcat.org/oclc/738411950).

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