Preferred Name | parathyroid gland | |
Synonyms |
parathyroid secreting cell epithelial body parathyroid |
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Definitions |
The parathyroid gland is an endocrine gland for secretion of parathyroid hormone, usually found as a pair, embedded in the connective tissue capsule on the posterior surface of the thyroid gland. Parathyroid regulates calcium and phosphorous metabolism. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001132 |
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database_cross_reference |
SCTID:181121007 BTO:0000997 EMAPA:32812 VHOG:0001188 Wikipedia:Parathyroid_gland MAT:0000082 EFO:0000862 MIAA:0000082 AAO:0010545 NCIT:C12765 MESH:D010280 XAO:0000167 CALOHA:TS-0745 EV:0100134 FMA:13890 GAID:452 MA:0000128 |
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definition |
The parathyroid gland is an endocrine gland for secretion of parathyroid hormone, usually found as a pair, embedded in the connective tissue capsule on the posterior surface of the thyroid gland. Parathyroid regulates calcium and phosphorous metabolism. |
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functionally related to | ||
has_exact_synonym |
parathyroid |
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has_related_synonym |
parathyroid secreting cell epithelial body |
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label |
parathyroid gland |
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only in taxon | ||
prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001132 |
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prefLabel |
parathyroid gland |
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