Function
Its physiological role is thought to be of greatest importance during the early gestational period as a homeostatic regulator of blood pressure, secreting catecholamines into the fetal circulation.
The organ itself regresses in the late third trimester and following birth to form the aorticosympathetic group of the adult paraganglia.
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