The paired, lobulated, modified sebaceous glands located on the side of the clitoris in female rodents; in contrast to the preputial glands in male rodents, clitoral glands are a minor source of olfactory stimuli contributing to sexual attractivity; unlike other sebaceous glands, they undergo progressive atrophy of the glandular portion with marked ductal ectasia as rodents age. [ MP:0011834 https://sourceforge.net/p/obo/mammalian-phenotype-requests/1261/ ]
Synonyms: clitoral gland preputial gland of female
Term information
- NCIT:C77617
- BTO:0003119
- UMLS:C2699356 (ncithesaurus:Clitoral_Gland)
- MA:0001702
- EMAPA:30711
pheno_slim
large, lobulated, modified sebaceous glands located on the side of the clitoris in female mice; little is known about their function and, unlike other sebaceous glands, they undergo progressive atrophy of the glandular portion with marked ductal ectasia as mice age; there is no equivalent gland in humans.
Term relations
- preputial gland
- female reproductive gland
- part of some female reproductive system
- part of some female organism
- in taxon some (not Homo sapiens)