About The Medical Condition Rectal Gland

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Rectal Gland

Rectal Gland Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Rectal Gland Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Rectal Gland?

A compound tubular gland, located around the eyes and nasal passages in marine animals and birds, the physiology of which figures in water-electrolyte balance. The Pekin duck serves as a common research animal in salt gland studies. A rectal gland or rectal salt gland in the dogfish shark is attached at the junction of the intestine and cloaca and aids the kidneys in removing excess salts from the blood. (Storer, Usinger, Stebbins & Nybakken: General Zoology, 6th ed, p658)

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