Concept information
Preferred term
Salt Gland
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Gland, Rectal
- Glands, Rectal
- Rectal Gland
- Rectal Glands
Note
- 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
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)
History note
- 70(64)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012491
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