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urogenital sinus epithelium
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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 ]
Term info
Label
urogenital sinus epithelium
Synonyms
- UGE
- epithelium of urogenital sinus
external ontology notes
we follow EHDAA2 in dividing the UGS into epithelium and lumen
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uberon
id
UBERON:0004902