the inner portion of the adrenal gland that consists mainly of chromaffin cells which produce, store and secrete neurotransmitters such as epinephrine and norepinephrine [ MP:0008289 MESH:A06.407.071.265 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/llw2 ]
Term information
- AAO:0011010
- MESH:D019439
- NCIT:C12397
- VHOG:0001378
- GAID:451
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenal_medulla
- BTO:0000049
- FMA:15633
- MAT:0000495
- MA:0000119
- CALOHA:TS-0018
- EFO:0000852
- EMAPA:18428
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0001629
- UMLS:C0001629 (ncithesaurus:Adrenal_Medulla)
- XAO:0000166
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362585001
- EV:0100137
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
the inner portion of the adrenal gland that consists mainly of chromaffin cells which produce, store and secrete neurotransmitters such as epinephrine and norepinephrine
medulla glandulae suprarenalis
medulla of suprarenal gland
medulla of adrenal gland
medulla (glandula suprarenalis)
adrenal gland medulla
suprarenal medulla
All craniates have groups of cells homologous to the mammalian adrenocortical and chromaffin tissues (medulla), 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]