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Descriptor English: Para-Aortic Bodies
Descriptor Spanish: Cuerpos Paraaórticos
Descriptor cuerpos paraaórticos
Scope note: Pequeños grupos de células cromafines ubicados en la proximidad de los GANGLIOS SIMPÁTICOS a lo largo de la AORTA ABDOMINAL, de localización craneal respecto de la ARTERIA MESENTÉRICA SUPERIOR o las arterias renales, y que se extienden hasta la bifurcación aortica o justo después de ella. También se denominan órganos de Zuckerkandl y, ocasionalmente, cuerpos aórticos (no deben confundirse con los CUERPOS AÓRTICOS en el TÓRAX). Los cuerpos paraaórticos constituyen la principal fuente de CATECOLAMINAS en el FETO y, normalmente, desaparecen tras el NACIMIENTO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Glomos Para-Aórticos
Descriptor French: Corps paraaortiques
Entry term(s): Bodies, Para-Aortic
Bodies, Paraaortic
Body, Para-Aortic
Body, Paraaortic
Organ of Zuckerkandl
Organs of Zuckerkandl
Para Aortic Bodies
Para-Aortic Body
Paraaortic Bodies
Paraaortic Body
Zuckerkandl Organ
Zuckerkandl Organs
Tree number(s): A06.224.636
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010220
Scope note: Small masses of chromaffin cells found near the SYMPATHETIC GANGLIA along the ABDOMINAL AORTA, beginning cranial to the superior mesenteric artery (MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR) or renal arteries and extending to the level of the aortic bifurcation or just beyond. They are also called the organs of Zuckerkandl and sometimes called aortic bodies (not to be confused with AORTIC BODIES in the THORAX). The para-aortic bodies are the dominant source of CATECHOLAMINES in the FETUS and normally regress after BIRTH.
Annotation: do not confuse with AORTIC BODIES
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under CHROMAFFIN SYSTEM 1975-90
Online Note: search CHROMAFFIN SYSTEM 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under CHROMAFFIN SYSTEM 1975-90
DeCS ID: 10407
Unique ID: D010220
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Para-Aortic Bodies - Preferred
Concept UI M0015849
Scope note Small masses of chromaffin cells found near the SYMPATHETIC GANGLIA along the ABDOMINAL AORTA, beginning cranial to the superior mesenteric artery (MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR) or renal arteries and extending to the level of the aortic bifurcation or just beyond. They are also called the organs of Zuckerkandl and sometimes called aortic bodies (not to be confused with AORTIC BODIES in the THORAX). The para-aortic bodies are the dominant source of CATECHOLAMINES in the FETUS and normally regress after BIRTH.
Preferred term Para-Aortic Bodies
Entry term(s) Bodies, Para-Aortic
Bodies, Paraaortic
Body, Para-Aortic
Body, Paraaortic
Organ of Zuckerkandl
Organs of Zuckerkandl
Para Aortic Bodies
Para-Aortic Body
Paraaortic Bodies
Paraaortic Body
Zuckerkandl Organ
Zuckerkandl Organs



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