Preferred Label : mucous gland;
Uberon definition : A gland in which the principal secretory cells are mucus secreting cells.;
Uberon related term : mucus-secreting gland; muciparous gland; mucous secreting gland; mucus gland;
Uberon Taxon note : In frogs and salamanders, this is the smaller of the two types of gland, the other
being the granular (poison) gland. In these species the mucous gland is a cluster
of cells that release secretion into a common duct[Kardong];
Origin ID : 0000414;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- has part
A gland in which the principal secretory cells are mucus secreting cells.
