One of a pair of separate or fused bodies in many insects that are sometimes closely associated with the corpora cardiaca and that secrete hormones (as juvenile hormone)[BTO]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpora_allata http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/tutorial/endocrine.html http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000291 ]
Term information
- MESH:D003335
- MIAA:0000210
- FBbt:00005800 (ManualMappingCuration)
- EFO:0000379
- BTO:0000291
- MAT:0000210
uberon_slim, efo_slim
In many Diptera species, the corpus allatum is fused with the corpus cardiacum, forming Weismann's ring
In Lepidoptera species, the corpus allatum acts as a release site for prothoracicotropic hormone which is generated by the brain