"Wolffian Ducts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pair of excretory ducts of the middle kidneys (MESONEPHROI) of an embryo, also called mesonephric ducts. In higher vertebrates, Wolffian ducts persist in the male forming VAS DEFERENS, but atrophy into vestigial structures in the female.
| Descriptor ID |
D014928
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A16.935
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| Concept/Terms |
Wolffian Ducts- Wolffian Ducts
- Ducts, Wolffian
- Mesonephric Ducts
- Duct, Mesonephric
- Ducts, Mesonephric
- Mesonephric Duct
- Wolffian Duct
- Duct, Wolffian
Gartner Ducts- Gartner Ducts
- Ducts, Gartner
- Gartner's Ducts
- Ducts, Gartner's
- Gartners Ducts
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wolffian Ducts" by people in Profiles.
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Zinner Syndrome: A Diagnostic Challenge. The Aid of Morphology, Embryology, and Immunohistochemistry. Urology. 2017 Oct; 108:e3-e5.