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sex cord

Term ID
UBERON:0005295
Synonyms
  • genital cord
  • gonad cord
  • gonadal cord
  • primitive sex cord
Definition
Cordlike masses of epithelial tissue that invaginate from germinal epithelium of the gonad and give rise to seminiferous tubules and rete testes in the male, and primary ovarian follicles and rete ovarii in the female. (2)
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