wolffian tubule
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Tubule — A small tube. * * * A small tube. SYN: tubulus [TA]. [L. tubulus, dim. of tubus, tube] Albarran y Dominguez tubules SYN: Albarran glands, under gland. connecting t. a narrow arching t. of the kidney joining the distal convoluted t. and the… … Medical dictionary
endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… … Universalium
Kidney development — Kidney development, or nephrogenesis, describes the embryologic origins of the kidney, a major organ in the urinary system. It is often considered in the broader context of the development of the urinary and reproductive organs. Contents 1 Phases … Wikipedia
excretion — excretion1 /ik skree sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of excreting. 2. the substance excreted, as urine or sweat, or certain plant products. [1595 1605; < LL excretion (s. of excretio) that which is sifted out. See EXCRETE, ION] excretion2 /ik skree… … Universalium
Metanephrogenic blastema — Latin blastema metanephrogenicum Carnegie stage 14 Days 35 Precursor … Wikipedia
Wolff — Julius, German anatomist, 1836–1902. See W. law. Kaspar F., German embryologist in Russia, 1733–1794. See wolffian body, wolffian cyst, wolffian duct, wolffian rest, wolffian ridge, wolffian tubules, under tubule. Louis, U.S. cardiologist,… … Medical dictionary
Mesonephros — Reconstruction of a human embryo of 17 mm. (Label for Mesonephros is at center right.) Gray s … Wikipedia
archinephros — ▪ anatomy ancestral vertebrate kidney, retained by larvae of hagfish and of some caecilians and occurring in the embryos of higher animals. Two tubes, the archinephric, or Wolffian (Wolffian duct), ducts, extend between the body cavity and… … Universalium
Metanephric blastema — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = System = Days = 35 CarnegieStage = 14 Precursor = Wolffian duct GivesRiseTo = nephron (Bowman s capsule, connecting tubule, distal convoluted tubule,… … Wikipedia
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