loading...| Preferred Name |
arthropod fat body |
| Synonyms |
fat body sensu invertebrata fat body |
| Definitions |
An insect gland dorsal to the insect gut, with a function analogous to that of the vertebrate liver. It is a storage organ for fats, glycogen and protein and is a major site of intermediary metabolism. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003917 |
| database_cross_reference |
EFO:0000810 TGMA:0001856 MESH:D005216 FBbt:00005066 TADS:0000321 MIAA:0000096 GAID:1213 BTO:0000442 |
| definition |
An insect gland dorsal to the insect gut, with a function analogous to that of the vertebrate liver. It is a storage organ for fats, glycogen and protein and is a major site of intermediary metabolism. |
| editor note |
this term should be ceded to the arthropod anatomy ontology |
| external_definition |
A fatty tissue especially of nearly mature insect larvae that serves as a food reserve[BTO]. |
| has exact synonym |
fat body |
| has related synonym |
fat body sensu invertebrata |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0003917 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
arthropod fat body |
| notation |
UBERON:0003917 |
| only in taxon | |
| prefLabel |
arthropod fat body |
| subClassOf |