An insect gland dorsal to the insect gut, with a function analogous to that of the vertebrate liver. It is a storage organ for fats, glycogen and protein and is a major site of intermediary metabolism. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0007503 ]
Synonyms: fat body
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database cross reference
- BTO:0000442
- MESH:D005216
- TADS:0000321
- MIAA:0000096
- GAID:1213
- EFO:0000810
- TGMA:0001856
- FBbt:00005066
Subsets
efo_slim
external definition
A fatty tissue especially of nearly mature insect larvae that serves as a food reserve[BTO].