植物体表面附有多种毛状组织，其中具有分泌作用的为腺毛。腺毛作为植物体中重要的分泌组织，可特异性合成多种次生代谢产物。近年来随着药用植物研究的不断深入，腺毛对于药用植物的研究意义日益凸显，多种药用成分在植物腺毛中合成、修饰及储藏，其生长发育状态可直接影响药材整体品质的优劣。从形态结构、研究技术、内含物代谢过程、代谢分子调控等方面对药用植物腺毛的研究进展进行综述。

On the surfaces of plants, there are many small protrusions of epidermal origin -trichomes. Trichomes are normally divided into two general categories:non-glandular and glandular. Glandular trichomes, an important secretory tissue in plant, can synthesize a variety of secondary metabolites specially. In recent years, with the deepening of research on medicinal plants, the importance of glandular trichomes research has been increasing prominent significance. A variety of medicinal ingredients were synthesized, modificated, and storaged in glandular trichomes. The growth situation of glandular trichomes can directly affect the quality of medicinal materials. Here we provide an update on the methods and technologies which have been used to investigate glandular trichomes. In additon, we also review the literature on the structure, biochemistry, and gene regulatory of glandular trichomes.

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