Paraaortic body

System Endocrine
SNOMED CT 276159005

Paraaortic body

Definition

The largest chromaffin paraganglia, and the largest source of circulating catecholamines in the fetus and young infants, and gradually atrophies to microscopic loci[WP]

Also known as organ of Zuckerkandl, paraganglion of Zuckerkandl — per UBERON

The Paraaortic body is a part of the Endocrine.

Also identified as