corpuscles of Stannius
Islands of eosinic cells found on the lateroventral surface of the kidney. Function is thought to be that of the parathyroid gland in other vertebrates, which are lacking in fishes. These cells secrete hypocalcin (teleocalcin) to regulate calcium metabolism. [ http://zfin.org/curator ]
Term info
corpuscles of Stannius
This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon
uberon
UBERON:2001200
Term relations
- endocrine gland
- zebrafish component
- part of some mesonephros
- part of some abdomen
- part of some anatomical system
- part of some multicellular organism
- part of some trunk