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Harderian gland duct
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A duct that is part of a Harderian gland. opens into the conjunctival sac at the base of the nictitating membrane. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7559104 ]
Term info
Label
Harderian gland duct
Synonyms
- duct of Harder's gland
- duct of Harderian gland
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uberon
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Harderian duct
id
UBERON:0015151
taxon notes
Typically a single duct per gland, but Harderian glands can have more than 1 duct, e.g. in lizards, amphisbaenids and primitive snakes (Bellairs & Boyd, 1947) and possibly some avian species (Burns, 1992)