mesonephric duct

Term ID

UBERON:0003074

Synonyms

• archinephric duct
• ductus mesonephricus; ductus Wolffi
• Leydig's duct
• renal duct
• Wolffian duct

Definition

Paired organ that connects the primitive kidney Wolffian body (or mesonephros) to the cloaca and serves as the anlage for certain male reproductive organs. the Wolffian duct is what remains of the pronephric duct after the atrophy of the pronephros[WP]. In Zebrafish: Duct of the adult kidney (mesonephros), present bilaterally ventral to the somites and leading to the cloacal chamber[ZFA]. (3)

References

• AAO:0000637
• EHDAA2:0001243
• EHDAA:1590
• EMAPA:16577
• GAID:1315
• MESH:A16.254.940
• Mesonephric:duct
• NCIT:C26469
• TAO:0000546
• UMLS:C0043204
• VHOG:0000082
• XAO:0000242
• ZFA:0000546
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0043204
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/308800003

Ontology

Cell Ontology