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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.
Term:salt gland
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Accession:UBERON:0004758 term browser browse the term
Definition:An organ for excreting excess salts. It is found in elasmobranchs, seabirds, and some reptiles.[WP].
Comment:[taxon-note] "In sharks, salt glands are found in the rectum, but in birds and reptiles, they are found in or on the skull, in the area of the eyes, nostrils or mouth. In crocodiles, the salt is excreted through the tongue. Such glands work by active transport via sodium-potassium pump that moves salt from the blood into the gland, where it can be excreted as a concentrated solution. Salt glands function to keep salt balance, and allow marine vertebrates to drink seawater"
Synonyms:xref: BTO:0001204;   GAID:1235;   MESH:D012491;   Wikipedia:Salt_gland
 external_ontology: never_in_taxon NCBITaxon:40674

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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          anatomical system 0
            organ 0
              gland 0
                salt gland 0
                  cranial salt gland + 0
                  rectal salt gland 0
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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              anatomical system 0
                organ 0
                  gland 0
                    salt gland 0
                      cranial salt gland + 0
                      rectal salt gland 0
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