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Preferred Label : para-aortic bodies;

MeSH definition : Small masses of chromaffin cells found near the SYMPATHETIC GANGLIA along the ABDOMINAL AORTA, beginning cranial to the superior mesenteric artery (MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR) or renal arteries and extending to the level of the aortic bifurcation or just beyond. They are also called the organs of Zuckerkandl and sometimes called aortic bodies (not to be confused with AORTIC BODIES in the THORAX). The para-aortic bodies are the dominant source of CATECHOLAMINES in the FETUS and normally regress after BIRTH.;

MeSH synonym : body, para-aortic; body, paraaortic; organs of zuckerkandl; zuckerkandl organs; bodies, para-aortic; para-aortic body; zuckerkandl organ; paraaortic bodies; bodies, paraaortic; paraaortic body; organ of zuckerkandl; para aortic bodies;

MeSH annotation : do not confuse with AORTIC BODIES;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraaortic bodies;

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Small masses of chromaffin cells found near the SYMPATHETIC GANGLIA along the ABDOMINAL AORTA, beginning cranial to the superior mesenteric artery (MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR) or renal arteries and extending to the level of the aortic bifurcation or just beyond. They are also called the organs of Zuckerkandl and sometimes called aortic bodies (not to be confused with AORTIC BODIES in the THORAX). The para-aortic bodies are the dominant source of CATECHOLAMINES in the FETUS and normally regress after BIRTH.

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03/05/2025


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