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CORPORA CARDIACA [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
corpus cardiacum
Latin
DEF

One of a pair of separate or fused bodies of nervous tissue in many insects that lie posterior to the brain and function in the storage and secretion of brain hormone.

OBS

The plural form "corpora cardiaca" is more often seen.

Key term(s)
  • corpora cardiaca

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
corpus cardiacum
Latin
DEF

Organe neurohémal (qui contient des cellules neurosécrétrices) situé à l'arrière du cerveau.

OBS

Les corps cardiaques sont généralement au nombre de deux; on trouve donc plus souvent la forme plurielle.

Spanish

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