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Embryonic Structures > Mesonephros

Preferred term

Mesonephros  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Body, Wolffian
  • Mesonephroi
  • Wolffian Body

Scope note

  • One of a pair of excretory organs (mesonephroi) which grows caudally to the first pair (PRONEPHROI) during development. Mesonephroi are the permanent kidneys in adult amphibians and fish. In higher vertebrates, proneprhoi and most of mesonephroi degenerate with the appearance of metanephroi. The remaining ducts become WOLFFIAN DUCTS.

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008650

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