Preferred Name |
adrenal cortex |
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Synonyms |
suprarenal cortex cortex (glandula suprarenalis) cortex of adrenal gland adrenal gland cortex cortex of suprarenal gland cortex glandulae suprarenalis suprarenal |
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Definitions |
the thick outer layer of the adrenal gland that produces and secretes steroid hormones such as corticosterone, estrone and aldosterone |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001235 |
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contributes to morphology of | ||
database_cross_reference |
http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362584002 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12396 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenal_cortex http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0001613 EMAPA:18427 FMA:15632 CALOHA:TS-0015 UMLS:C0001613 EV:0100136 GAID:447 MESH:D000302 MAT:0000494 VHOG:0001481 AAO:0011009 BTO:0000045 XAO:0000165 MA:0000118 EFO:0000237 |
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definition |
the thick outer layer of the adrenal gland that produces and secretes steroid hormones such as corticosterone, estrone and aldosterone |
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depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Gray1185.png |
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develops_from | ||
has_exact_synonym |
suprarenal cortex cortex (glandula suprarenalis) cortex of adrenal gland adrenal gland cortex cortex of suprarenal gland |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
cortex glandulae suprarenalis suprarenal |
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homology_notes |
All craniates have groups of cells homologous to the mammalian adrenocortical and chromaffin tissues (medulla), but they are scattered in and near the kidneys in fishes. (...) The cortical and chromaffin tissues come together to form adrenal glands in tetrapods.[well established][VHOG] |
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id |
UBERON:0001235 |
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imported from | ||
in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim |
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label |
adrenal cortex |
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notation |
UBERON:0001235 |
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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
adrenal cortex |
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taxon_notes |
Kardong states that mammals are the first to have distinct cortext and medulla, but this contradicts XAO |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004120 |