Do any of the exocrine glands produce hormones?

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Saikat R.
Feb 19, 2016

Some exocrine glands also produce hormones.

Explanation:

Some glands have both exocrine and endocrine parts.This type of glands are called "mixed gland". One of the example of such gland is pancreas. The pancreas has exocrine part which secrete digestive enzymes and an endocrine part, which secrete hormones (insulin, glucagon etc).

The diagram of pancreas showing exocrine (the acini) and endocrine (alpha and beta cells) portions :

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