The inner portion of the adrenal gland that consists mainly of chromaffin cells which produce, store and secrete neurotransmitters such as epinephrine and norepinephrine. [ MESH:A06.407.071.265 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/llw2 MP:0008289 ]
Synonyms: medulla glandulae suprarenalis medulla of suprarenal gland medulla of adrenal gland medulla (glandula suprarenalis) adrenal gland medulla suprarenal medulla
Term information
- MAT:0000495
- EFO:0000852
- GAID:451
- SCTID:362585001
- AAO:0011010
- MA:0000119
- MESH:D019439
- NCIT:C12397
- EV:0100137
- CALOHA:TS-0018
- VHOG:0001378
- FMA:15633
- XAO:0000166
- EMAPA:18428
- BTO:0000049
- Wikipedia:Adrenal_medulla
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
Term relations
- medulla of organ
- neural crest-derived structure
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some adrenal gland
- contributes to morphology of some adrenal gland
- has part some type II cell of adrenal medulla
- surrounded by some adrenal cortex
- has part some type I cell of adrenal medulla