Preferred Name | sweat gland | |
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Definitions |
A simple tubular gland of the skin that secretes perspiration, is widely distributed in nearly all parts of the human skin, and consists typically of an epithelial tube extending spirally from a minute pore on the surface of the skin into the dermis or subcutaneous tissues where it ends in a convoluted tuft. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001331 |
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definition |
A simple tubular gland of the skin that secretes perspiration, is widely distributed in nearly all parts of the human skin, and consists typically of an epithelial tube extending spirally from a minute pore on the surface of the skin into the dermis or subcutaneous tissues where it ends in a convoluted tuft. |
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hasOBONamespace |
BrendaTissueOBO |
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hasRelatedSynonym |
sudoriferous gland glandula sudorifera sudoriparous gland |
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id |
BTO:0001331 |
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label |
sweat gland |
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prefixIRI |
BTO:0001331 |
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prefLabel |
sweat gland |
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subClassOf |
http://www.drugtargetontology.org/dto/DTO_00000018 |