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saccus vasculosus
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a circumventricular organ of the hypothalamus of many jawed fishes, protruding from the caudal infundibular wall. It is a vascularized neuroepithelium that consists of coronet cells, cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons and supporting cells. [ https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/662 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23820554 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4115676 ]
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Label
saccus vasculosus
contributor
https://github.com/michaelerice, https://github.com/cmungall, https://github.com/cerivs
function notes
seasonal receptor[PMID:23820554], Although its function remains hypothetical, it may contain sensory receptors for depth chemical detection. Other probable functions are osmoregulation ionic transport skeletal growth and tooth regeneration, although other homeostatic functions are not excluded, response to photoperiodic signals[PMID:23820554]
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uberon
id
UBERON:0034943
present in taxon
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_8022
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