urogenital sinus epithelium
The fetal urogenital sinus (from which the prostate derives) is a simple cylinder of stratified basal epithelium, surrounded by mesenchyme and positioned between the embryonic bladder and pelvic urethra. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18977204 ]
Synonyms: epithelium of urogenital sinus, UGE
Term info
- EMAPA:31509
- EHDAA2:0004061
we follow EHDAA2 in dividing the UGS into epithelium and lumen
uberon
UBERON:0004902