Title: accessory sex gland
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - accessory sex gland
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.10324
Status: current

Definition
Any gland, other than a gonad, associated with the genital tract, such as the bulbourethral gland and prostate.

Related Terms
- bulbourethral: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10479
- gonad: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10775
- prostate: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11145

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 715 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)

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- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10324/xml

Citation: Citation: 'accessory sex gland' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.10324
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