| Term Name: | interrenal gland |
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| Definition: | An bilobed multi-tissue structure lateral to the notochord composed of an epithelium consisting of steroid producing cells interposed with chromaffin cells. The interrenal gland is embedded within the head kidney. The interrenal gland is the zebrafish functional equivalent of the mammalian adrenal cortex. |
| Appears at: | Larval:Protruding-mouth (72.0h-96.0h, 3.5mm) |
| Evident until: | Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001345] |
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