Preferred Label : adrenal/interrenal gland;
Uberon definition : This gland can either be a discrete structure located bilaterally above each kidney,
or a cluster of cells in the head kidney that perform the functions of the adrenal
gland. In either case, this organ consists of two cells types, aminergic chromaffin
cells and steroidogenic cortical cells[GO];
Uberon synonym : adrenal gland - interrenal gland; adrenal gland/interrenal tissue;
Uberon related term : suprarenal gland - interrenal gland; adrenal - interrenal gland;
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 : 0006858;
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This gland can either be a discrete structure located bilaterally above each kidney,
or a cluster of cells in the head kidney that perform the functions of the adrenal
gland. In either case, this organ consists of two cells types, aminergic chromaffin
cells and steroidogenic cortical cells[GO]
