loading...| Preferred Name | mucous gland | |
| Synonyms |
muciparous gland mucus-secreting gland mucous secreting gland mucus gland glandula mucosa |
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| Definitions |
A gland in which the principal secretory cells are mucus secreting cells. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000414 |
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| database_cross_reference |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucous_gland FMA:62888 BTO:0001979 AAO:0010601 |
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| definition |
A gland in which the principal secretory cells are mucus secreting cells. |
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| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Gray1021.png |
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| has_exact_synonym |
glandula mucosa |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
muciparous gland mucus-secreting gland mucous secreting gland mucus gland |
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| id |
UBERON:0000414 |
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| label |
mucous gland |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000414 |
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| prefLabel |
mucous gland |
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| taxon_notes |
In frogs and salamanders, this is the smaller of the two types of gland, the other being the granular (poison) gland. In these species the mucous gland is a cluster of cells that release secretion into a common duct[Kardong] |
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