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A compound tubular gland, located around the eyes and nasal passages in marine animals and birds, the physiology of which figures in water-electrolyte balance. The Pekin duck serves as a common research animal in salt gland studies. A rectal gland or rectal salt gland in the dogfish shark is attached at the junction of the intestine and cloaca and aids the kidneys in removing excess salts from the blood. (Storer, Usinger, Stebbins & Nybakken: General Zoology, 6th ed, p658)
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- Rectal Gland
- Gland, Rectal
- Gland, Salt
- Glands, Rectal
- Glands, Salt
- Rectal Glands
- Salt Glands
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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in marine animals and birds only; entry term RECTAL GLAND is found in sharks, rays and skates and is used often in marine electrolyte studies
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Salt Gland. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012491. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012491
- Salt Gland. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_gland
- Salt Gland. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1151026