Preferred Label : interrenal gland;
Uberon definition : Structures in fishes homologous to the cortical tissue of the mammalian adrenal gland;
they are in close proximity to or imbedded in the head kidney.;
Uberon related term : interrenal bodies; interrenal gland; interrenal body; interrenal tissue; interrenal;
Uberon Homology note : All craniates have groups of cells homologous to the mammalian adrenocortical and
chromaffin tissues, 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];
Origin ID : 0006856;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- develops from
- part of
Structures in fishes homologous to the cortical tissue of the mammalian adrenal gland;
they are in close proximity to or imbedded in the head kidney.
