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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:medial gland of ocular region
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Definition:A gland that is located in the ocular region, nearer the inner canthi. Typically associated with or part of the nictitating membrane, when present.
Comment:[taxon-note] "Rabbits, pigs and Mongolian gerbils have both a Harderian and a nictitans gland[ISBN:1118473523]"; [taxon-note] "the distinction between Harderian and nictitans gland is only valid in mammals - the medial ocular glands in other terapods are called Harderian glands regardless of their secretion[DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-76685-5_2]"
Synonyms:exact_synonym: medial ocular gland;   medial orbital gland
 narrow_synonym: Harderian gland



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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          anatomical system 0
            organ 0
              gland 0
                gland of ocular region 0
                  medial gland of ocular region 0
                    Harderian gland + 0
                    nictitans 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
              organism subdivision 0
                main body axis 0
                  body proper 0
                    craniocervical region 0
                      head 0
                        subdivision of head 0
                          face 0
                            orbital region 0
                              ocular adnexa 0
                                gland of ocular region 0
                                  medial gland of ocular region 0
                                    Harderian gland + 0
                                    nictitans gland 0
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