| Descriptor English: | Salt Gland | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Glándula de Sal
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Glândula de Sal | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Glande à sel | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Gland, Rectal Gland, Salt Glands, Rectal Glands, Salt Rectal Gland Rectal Glands Salt Glands |
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| Tree number(s): |
A13.811 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012491 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A compound tubular gland, located around the eyes and nasal passages in marine animals and birds, the physiology of which figures in water-electrolyte balance. The Pekin duck serves as a common research animal in salt gland studies. A rectal gland or rectal salt gland in the dogfish shark is attached at the junction of the intestine and cloaca and aids the kidneys in removing excess salts from the blood. (Storer, Usinger, Stebbins & Nybakken: General Zoology, 6th ed, p658) |
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| Annotation: | in marine animals and birds only; entry term RECTAL GLAND is found in sharks, rays and skates and is used often in marine electrolyte studies |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 70 |
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| History Note: | 70(64) |
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| DeCS ID: | 12867 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D012491 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1970/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1995/06/08 |
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Salt Gland
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| Concept UI |
M0019406 |
| Scope note | A compound tubular gland, located around the eyes and nasal passages in marine animals and birds, the physiology of which figures in water-electrolyte balance. The Pekin duck serves as a common research animal in salt gland studies. A rectal gland or rectal salt gland in the dogfish shark is attached at the junction of the intestine and cloaca and aids the kidneys in removing excess salts from the blood. (Storer, Usinger, Stebbins & Nybakken: General Zoology, 6th ed, p658) |
| Preferred term | Salt Gland |
| Entry term(s) |
Gland, Rectal Gland, Salt Glands, Rectal Glands, Salt Rectal Gland Rectal Glands Salt Glands |
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