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Descriptor English:
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Salt Gland
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Glándula de Sal
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Glândula de Sal
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Synonyms English:
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Gland, Rectal
Gland, Salt
Glands, Rectal
Glands, Salt
Rectal Gland
Rectal Glands
Salt Glands
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Tree Number:
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A13.811
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Definition English:
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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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Indexing Annotation English:
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in marine animals & birds only; X ref RECTAL GLAND is found in sharks, rays & skates & is used often in marine electrolyte studies
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History Note English:
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70(64)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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12867
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Unique Identifier:
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D012491
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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