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tunica albuginea of testis
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the dense fibrous connective tissue layer that covers the testis. [ ]
Term info
Label
tunica albuginea of testis
Synonyms
- testis tunica albuginea
- tunica albuginea (testis)
external definition
The layer of connective tissue covering the testicles. [Wikipedia_(15/09/09)][VHOG]
has broad synonym
tunica albuginea
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
tunica albuginea testis, tunica albuginea (testicles)
homology notes
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]
id
UBERON:0006643