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trachea gland

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A tubuloacinar seromucous gland that is located principally in the submucosa of the trachea. Excretory ducts from this gland pass through the lamina propria to the tracheal lumen. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15973734 https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/1197 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/Anna http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=1451113412&isbn=1/ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/tracheal+glands ]

Synonyms: tracheal gland, glandula trachealis

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UBPROP 0000009

These glands secrete mucus, lysozyme, defensins, and other agents that help protect the lungs from particles and infectious agents.

has related synonym

tubular seromucous gland of trachea

id

UBERON:0005203

prefLabel

Tracheal gland

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606