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| has gloss | eng: __NOTOC__ The salt gland is an organ for excreting excess salts. It is found in elasmobranchs, seabirds, and some reptiles. In sharks, salt glands are found in the rectum, but in birds and reptiles, they are found in or on the skull, in the area of the eyes, nostrils or mouth. In crocodiles, the salt is excreted through the tongue. Such glands work by active transport via sodium-potassium pump that moves salt from the blood into the gland, where it can be excreted as a concentrated solution. Salt glands function to keep salt balance, and allow marine vertebrates to drink seawater. |
| lexicalization | eng: salt gland |
| instance of | (noun) any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream secreter, gland, secretory organ, secretor |
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| French | |
| has gloss | fra: Les Glandes à sel sont des organes qui, chez les Elasmobranchii, la super-classe qui compte les requins, mais aussi chez quelques reptiles et les oiseaux marins, quelques oiseaux terrestres vivant dans des milieux très secs comme les géocoucous, participent à l'osmorégulation interne. Ces glandes jouent un rôle actif qui contrôle le taux de sodium-potassium du sang et permet ainsi son élimination via une solution concentrée. Il semble que la présence de ces glandes chez les élastobranches et les amniotes soit une convergence évolutive. |
| lexicalization | fra: Glande à sel |
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| has gloss | kor: __NOTOC__ 염류선은 과다한 염분을 배출하기 위한 기관으로, 판새강, 바딧새, 그리고 일부 파충류에서 발견된다. 상어는 염류선이 직장에 있지만 새나 파충류는 두개골의 눈 혹은 콧구멍, 입 등지에서 찾을 수 있으며 악어는 목을 통해 소금을 배출한다 . |
| lexicalization | kor: 염류선 |
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