A chromaffin paraganglion located at the bifurcation of the aorta or at the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_of_Zuckerkandl ]
Synonyms: paraganglion of Zuckerkandl organ of Zuckerkandl
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database cross reference
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/276159005
- MESH:D010220
- UMLS:C0442134 (ncithesaurus:Paraaortic)
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_of_Zuckerkandl
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0442134
- GAID:444
- FMA:15647
- NCIT:C25316
- EMAPA:18223
- MA:0001137
Subsets
uberon_slim, organ_slim
comment
The largest chromaffin paraganglia, and the largest source of circulating catecholamines in the fetus and young infants, and gradually atrophies to microscopic loci[WP]