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corpus cardiacum
- Term ID
- UBERON:0001056
- Synonyms
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- corpora cardiaca
- Definition
- One of a pair of neurohemal organs located on the walls of the aorta just behind the brain. The corpora cardiaca release their store of PTTH only after they receive a signal from neurosecretory cells in the brain. (2)
- References
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- BTO:0000432
- EFO:0000380
- FBbt:00005799
- MAT:0000211
- MIAA:0000211
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