exocrine system
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Term info
Label
exocrine system
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
definition
Anatomical system that consists of the glands and parts of glands that produce exocrine secretions and help to integrate and control bodily metabolic activity. Exocrine glands are glands that secrete their products (hormones) into ducts (duct glands). They are the counterparts to endocrine glands, which secrete their products (hormones) directly into the bloodstream (ductless glands) or release hormones (paracrines) that affect only target cells nearby the release site. [Wikipedia].
has exact synonym
exocrine glandular system
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0002330
imported from
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
Term relations
Subclass of:
- anatomical system
- composed primarily of some exocrine gland
- existence ends during some fully formed stage
- only in taxon some Eumetazoa
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