Talk:Sebaceous gland

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i would like some information relating to what the sebaceous gland accually produces.

Contents 1 "Except the palms and soles"? 2 Bodybuilders 3 Mucopurulent discharge 4 Fordyce's spot/granules 5 Sebum picture

[edit] "Except the palms and soles"?

The third sentance of the first paragraph of this entry says of the sebaceous gland, "These glands exist througout the skin except in the palms and soles." Should this specify in the palms and soles of what species exactly this refers to, i.e. whether or not it refers to humans, all primates, or all mammals with palms and soles? Dan 05:22, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

I know that it's true for humans; for other mammals I'm not sure. I'll edit accordingly. Thanks, AxelBoldt 20:32, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Bodybuilders

Bodybuilders don't take steroids for weight loss, they take them for muscle gain. If you want to be very biochemical and physiological about it, I suppose they take them for muscle gain and for the repartitioning effect (storage and transfer of calories to muscle over fat.) In any case, steroids are used to gain muscle and to maintain high levels of muscle at low bodyfat. Egad, I'm a rambler. I've tweaked the article to reflect the change. Kajerm

[edit] Mucopurulent discharge

According to this article, 'sleep' from one's eyes after sleeping IS a mucopurulent discharge, however, the mucopurulent discharage article specifically mentions that 'sleep' IS NOT such a discharge. Could an expert please clear up the fuss? Hightower 40 04:36, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Good catch! "Sleep" is not mucopurulent discharge. I have edited the article to reflect this. -AED 16:30, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fordyce's spot/granules

Shouldn't this article refer to Fordyce's spots, a form of ectopic sebaceous gland? 86.17.247.135 00:28, 3 January 2007 (UTC) Is there a relation between to eat fatty products during the pubert and to increase more pimples in my face? Thanks Perú

[edit] Sebum picture

I don't get it. Is it a huge mass of sebum that was collected? Is it due to one of the related pathologies? It should definitely be titled as more than just "Sebum", because whatever form that thing is in, it's definitely not simply the oiliness around hair. 89.1.200.20 (talk) 03:42, 6 March 2008 (UTC)