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Cerumen
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Definition
: The yellow or brown waxy secretions produced by vestigial apocrine sweat glands in the external ear canal.
Other names
Ear Wax; Wax, Ear
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
polypeptide oleate condensate
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*Oleic Acids
*Peptides
Cerumen.
Contact Dermatitis 2(4):232;1976; Ear Nose Throat J 51(12):474;1972