tunica albuginea of testis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006643
The dense fibrous connective tissue layer that covers the testis. [ MP:0013738 ]
Synonyms: tunica albuginea (testis), testis tunica albuginea
Term info
- EHDAA:9388
- SCTID:279604006
- UMLS:C0227999 (ncithesaurus:Tunica_Albuginea)
- EMAPA:19289
- MA:0003254
- EHDAA2:0002096
- VHOG:0000801
- Wikipedia:Tunica_albuginea_of_testis
- NCIT:C33819
- FMA:19843
The layer of connective tissue covering the testicles. [Wikipedia_(15/09/09)][VHOG]
The tunica albuginea testis is the major component of the capsule of mammalian testes. (...) Our results from studying the mole provide evidence that the spatio-temporal pattern of testis development is not perfectly conserved in mammals, since we found differences with respect to the mouse testis organogenesis. This fact is even more significant when we consider that, apart from the mouse, the mole is probably the one of the best-known mammalian species in terms of the genetic control of testis development, implying that more peculiarities would be found if more species were investigated.[uncertain][VHOG]
tunica albuginea testis, tunica albuginea (testicles)
tunica albuginea
uberon
UBERON:0006643
Tunica albuginea of testis