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adrenal cortex

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001235

the thick outer layer of the adrenal gland that produces and secretes steroid hormones such as corticosterone, estrone and aldosterone [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/llw2 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]

Term info

Label

adrenal cortex

Synonyms
  • adrenal gland cortex
  • cortex (glandula suprarenalis)
  • cortex of adrenal gland
  • cortex of suprarenal gland
  • suprarenal cortex
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

latin term
cortex glandulae suprarenalis [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenal_cortex ]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Gray1185.png

has related synonym

suprarenal, cortex glandulae suprarenalis

homology notes

All craniates have groups of cells homologous to the mammalian adrenocortical and chromaffin tissues (medulla), but they are scattered in and near the kidneys in fishes. (...) The cortical and chromaffin tissues come together to form adrenal glands in tetrapods.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0001235

taxon notes

Kardong states that mammals are the first to have distinct cortext and medulla, but this contradicts XAO