loading...| Preferred Name |
adrenal medulla |
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| Synonyms |
medulla of suprarenal gland medulla (glandula suprarenalis) medulla of adrenal gland adrenal gland medulla medulla glandulae suprarenalis suprarenal medulla medulla of glandula suprarenalis chromaffin cells adrenal central medulla |
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| Definitions |
the inner portion of the adrenal gland that consists mainly of chromaffin cells which produce, store and secrete neurotransmitters such as epinephrine and norepinephrine |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001236 |
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| database_cross_reference |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenal_medulla http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12397 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362585001 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0001629 MA:0000119 GAID:451 UMLS:C0001629 FMA:15633 BTO:0000049 MAT:0000495 VHOG:0001378 EMAPA:18428 XAO:0000166 MESH:D019439 EV:0100137 AAO:0011010 CALOHA:TS-0018 EFO:0000852 |
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| definition |
the inner portion of the adrenal gland that consists mainly of chromaffin cells which produce, store and secrete neurotransmitters such as epinephrine and norepinephrine |
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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 |
medulla of suprarenal gland medulla (glandula suprarenalis) medulla of adrenal gland adrenal gland medulla medulla glandulae suprarenalis suprarenal medulla |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
medulla of glandula suprarenalis chromaffin cells adrenal central medulla |
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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:0001236 |
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| imported from | ||
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim |
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| label |
adrenal medulla |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001236 |
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| part_of | ||
| prefLabel |
adrenal medulla |
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| surrounded_by | ||
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004120 |