| Name: | corpuscles of Stannius |
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| 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. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001200] |
| Symbol: | sim1a | ||||||||||||
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| Name: | SIM bHLH transcription factor 1a | ||||||||||||
| Previous Name: | sim1 | ||||||||||||
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| Location: | Chr: 16 Mapping Details/Browsers | ||||||||||||
| Name: | increased distribution |
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| Synonyms: | high distribution |
| Definition: | A distribution which is relatively high. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001671] |