rectal salt gland
An evagination of the terminal portion of the intestine that is capable of secreting high concentrations of excess sodium chloride. [ http://www.briancoad.com/dictionary/complete%20dictionary.htm http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm ]
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rectal salt gland
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shark liver produces copious amounts of urea, making the shark hyperosmotic to seawater, & thus a shark acts like a fresh water fish, constantly gaining water. Excess salts are concentrated by the rectal gland and secreted
digitiform gland, glandula rectalis, rectal gland
uberon
UBERON:0004757
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_118072, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_119203