submucosal esophageal gland
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008989
One of the racemose glands in the walls of the esophagus that in humans are small and serve principally to lubricate the food but in some birds secrete a milky fluid on which the young are fed. [ BTO:0003634 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophageal_glands ]
Synonyms: mucous gland of submucosa of esophagus, esophageal gland, glandulae oesophageae
Term info
- BTO:0003634
- SCTID:322749003
- UMLS:C0227178 (ncithesaurus:Esophageal_Gland)
- Wikipedia:Esophageal_glands
- FMA:9404
- NCIT:C32536
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Illu_esophageal_layers.jpg
submocosal esophageal gland
uberon
UBERON:0008989
Esophageal gland
Term relations
- submucosal gland
- gland of digestive tract
- thoracic cavity element
- located in some submucosa of esophagus
- part of some esophagus