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false advice can cause real harm.","Health data about hormones and reproduction is highly sensitive."],"affectedParties":["Patients","People seeking health information"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns the concept; clinicians answer for care of a patient's glands.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q112826975","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q24060765","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"animal organ","type":"related","note":"category"},{"target":"body fluid","type":"related","note":"secretions"},{"target":"endocrine system disease","type":"related","note":"conditions"},{"target":"milk","type":"related","note":"mammary secretion"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.gland","Wikidata: Q9647 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9647)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Gland volume:  mm3 - Volume is measured using imaging or microscopy according to gland size, with the gland type and species recorded.","Gland mass:  g - Mass is measured by weighing an isolated specimen under documented preparation conditions."]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Secretory tissue","Endocrine or exocrine","Lymph nodes are often miscalled glands","Tissues and organs of varied size, from cells in skin to large organs."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain gland types and functions","describe specific glands","explain glandular conditions in general terms","describe glands across animals"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Confusing lymph nodes with glands","Agents diagnosing","Missing serious symptoms"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Anatomical terminology standards","Clinical guidelines for glandular disorders"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Anatomy, physiology and health.","endocrine glands such as thyroid and adrenal","exocrine glands such as sweat, salivary and mammary","mixed glands such as the pancreas","specialised animal glands such as venom and scent glands","glands in invertebrates"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q9647: gland","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9647","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Gland","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gland","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should each gland be a separate entry?","How should anatomy references be linked?","How should clinical guidance be linked?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q9647/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q9647/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-11T20:18:39Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T12:16:35+00:00: completeness 1.00; 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