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MeSH Heading: Wolffian Ducts
Tree Number(s): A16.935
Unique ID: D014928
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014928
Scope Note: A pair of excretory ducts of the middle kidneys (MESONEPHROI) of an embryo, also called mesonephric ducts. In higher vertebrates, Wolffian ducts persist in the male forming VAS DEFERENS, but atrophy into vestigial structures in the female.
Entry Term(s): Gartner Ducts; Gartner's Ducts; Mesonephric Ducts; Wolffian Duct
Public MeSH Note: 2008; see WOLFFIAN DUCT 1963-2007
History Note: 2008 (1963)
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09

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immunology (IM)

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Wolffian Ducts MeSH Descriptor Data 2025