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mucous gland
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A gland in which the principal secretory cells are mucus secreting cells. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/intro/glands.htm ]
Term info
Label
mucous gland
Synonyms
- glandula mucosa
Subsets
organ_slim
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has related synonym
mucus-secreting gland, muciparous gland, mucous secreting gland, mucus gland
id
UBERON:0000414
taxon notes
In frogs and salamanders, this is the smaller of the two types of gland, the other being the granular (poison) gland. In these species the mucous gland is a cluster of cells that release secretion into a common duct[Kardong]
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