Preferred Label : corpuscles of Stannius;
Uberon definition : Islands of eosinic cells found on the lateroventral surface of the kidney. Function
is thought to be that of the parathyroid gland in other vertebrates, which are lacking
in fishes. These cells secrete hypocalcin (teleocalcin) to regulate calcium metabolism.;
Origin ID : 2001200;
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Islands of eosinic cells found on the lateroventral surface of the kidney. Function
is thought to be that of the parathyroid gland in other vertebrates, which are lacking
in fishes. These cells secrete hypocalcin (teleocalcin) to regulate calcium metabolism.
