Preferred Label : hatching gland;
Uberon definition : The cells of the hatching gland contain enzymes responsible for solubilization of
the egg chorion, facilitating the hatching process[GO]. A transversely oriented set
of cells located deep to the EVL on the pericardial membrane, especially prominent
during pharyngula period because of the brightly refractile cytoplasmic granules (containing
hatching enzymes) of the principal cells of the gland.;
Uberon related term : hgg; frontal gland;
Origin ID : 0002538;
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The cells of the hatching gland contain enzymes responsible for solubilization of
the egg chorion, facilitating the hatching process[GO]. A transversely oriented set
of cells located deep to the EVL on the pericardial membrane, especially prominent
during pharyngula period because of the brightly refractile cytoplasmic granules (containing
hatching enzymes) of the principal cells of the gland.
