loading...| Preferred Name |
adrenal cortex |
| Synonyms |
suprarenal cortex glandulae suprarenalis cortex (glandula suprarenalis) adrenal gland cortex cortex of adrenal gland cortex of suprarenal gland suprarenal cortex |
| Definitions |
The thick outer layer of the adrenal gland that produces and secretes steroid hormones such as corticosterone, estrone and aldosterone. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001235 |
| capable of |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0035932 |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| database_cross_reference |
MA:0000118 Wikipedia:Adrenal_cortex FMA:15632 MESH:D000302 SCTID:362584002 AAO:0011009 VHOG:0001481 CALOHA:TS-0015 GAID:447 UMLS:C0001613 EMAPA:18427 EFO:0000237 NCIT:C12396 XAO:0000165 BTO:0000045 MAT:0000494 EV:0100136 |
| definition |
The thick outer layer of the adrenal gland that produces and secretes steroid hormones such as corticosterone, estrone and aldosterone. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Gray1185.png |
| has_exact_synonym |
cortex (glandula suprarenalis) adrenal gland cortex cortex of adrenal gland cortex of suprarenal gland suprarenal cortex |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
suprarenal cortex glandulae suprarenalis |
| id |
UBERON:0001235 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim |
| label |
adrenal cortex |
| notation |
UBERON:0001235 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
adrenal cortex |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000003 |
All craniates have groups of cells homologous to the mammalian adrenocortical and chromaffin tissues (medulla), but they are scattered in and near the kidneys in fishes. (...) The cortical and chromaffin tissues come together to form adrenal glands in tetrapods.[well established][VHOG] |
| UBPROP_0000008 |
Kardong states that mammals are the first to have distinct cortext and medulla, but this contradicts XAO |
| subClassOf |