duct
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000058
A tubular structure that transports secreted or excreted substances. [ http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/intro/glands.htm#ducts http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: anatomical duct
Term info
- AAO:0011123
- SCTID:91726008
- http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0687028
- galen:Duct
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_(anatomy)
- NCIT:C12948
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/91726008
- TAO:0005171
- XAO:0004000
- FMA:30320
- UMLS:C0687028 (ncithesaurus:Duct)
- Wikipedia:Duct_(anatomy)
- ZFA:0005171
- FBbt:00100314
vertebrate_core, grouping_class
A tube shaped portion of tissue lined with epithelial cells that collects secretions and routes them to their destination[ZFA:0005171].
Most ducts, but not all, are exocrine gland ducts. Some ontologies classify structures such as the oviduct here.
ducts
exocrine duct, exocrine gland duct
uberon
UBERON:0000058
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
Duct
Term relations
- protein-containing material entity
- organ subunit
- has quality some tubular
- conduit for some organism substance
- has part some epithelial layer of duct