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Animal Structures > Anal Sacs

Preferred term

Anal Sacs  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A pair of anal glands or sacs, located on either side of the ANUS, that produce and store a dark, foul-smelling fluid in carnivorous animals such as MEPHITIDAE and DOGS. The expelled fluid is used as a defensive repellent (in skunks) or a material to mark territory (in dogs).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Anal Glands, Animal

In other languages

  • French

  • Glandes anales animales
  • Glandes anales de l'animal
  • Sacs anaux

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-R0VPPB76-W

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