Term Name: | urogenital sinus epithelium |
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Synonyms: | epithelium of urogenital sinus, UGE |
Definition: | The fetal urogenital sinus (from which the prostate derives) is a simple cylinder of stratified basal epithelium, surrounded by mesenchyme and positioned between the embryonic bladder and pelvic urethra |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0004902] |