- Concept UI
- M0013478
- Scope Note
- One of a pair of excretory organs (mesonephroi) which grows caudally to the first pair (PRONEPHROI) during development. Mesonephroi are the permanent kidneys in adult amphibians and fish. In higher vertebrates, proneprhoi and most of mesonephroi degenerate with the appearance of metanephroi. The remaining ducts become WOLFFIAN DUCTS.
- Terms
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Mesonephros
Preferred Term
Term UI
T025729
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1975)
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Mesonephroi
Term UI
T684515
Date10/24/2006
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2008)
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Wolffian Body
Term UI
T025730
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag
EPO
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)