Urethral gland

Urethral gland
Urethral gland
Details
Identifiers
Latin	glandulae urethrales urethrae masculinae
TA98	A09.2.03.013; A09.4.02.025
TA2	3439, 3464
FMA	19683
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The urethral or periurethral glands (also Littré glands after Alexis Littré)^[1] are glands that branch off the wall of the urethra of mammals. The glands secrete mucus^[2] and are most numerous in the section of the urethra that runs through the penis. Urethral glands produce a colloid secretion containing glycosaminoglycans; this secretion protects the epithelium against urine.^[3]

Untreated urethritis can lead to infection of the urethral glands, which can in turn result in impeding urethral strictures.

^ Cite error: The named reference wni was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Male Reproductive System". University of Ottawa. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
^ Human Microscopic Anatomy: An Atlas for Students of Medicine and Biology By Radivoj V. Krstić, page 382

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[2] "Male Reproductive System". University of Ottawa. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

[3] Human Microscopic Anatomy: An Atlas for Students of Medicine and Biology By Radivoj V. Krstić, page 382

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