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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

Subsets

vertebrate_core, grouping_class

plural term
ducts [ XAO:0004000 ]

UBPROP 0000001

A tube shaped portion of tissue lined with epithelial cells that collects secretions and routes them to their destination[ZFA:0005171].

UBPROP 0000012

Most ducts, but not all, are exocrine gland ducts. Some ontologies classify structures such as the oviduct here.

has narrow synonym

exocrine duct, exocrine gland duct

id

UBERON:0000058

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

prefLabel

Duct