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seminiferous tubule of testis

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Term info

Label

seminiferous tubule of testis

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

definition

The tubules in the testes where spermatogenesis occurs.

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Seminiferous_tubule_and_sperm_low_mag.jpg, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Gray1145.png

external definition

Any of the coiled tubules located in the testes in which spermatozoa are produced.[AAO], One of two or three twisted curved tubules in each lobule of the testis in which spermatogenesis occurs. [TFD][VHOG]

has exact synonym

testis - seminiferous tubule, seminiferous tubule, seminiferous cord, tubuli seminiferi

has related synonym

tubuli seminiferi

homology notes

Frogs among amphibians and the amniotes have males with testes that are composed of seminiferous tubules, which differ from ampullae in being long, highly convoluted ductules.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0001343

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl