| Term: | male organism seminiferous tubule |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | male organism |
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| Definition: | Gonochoristic organism that can produce male gametes. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000242] |
| Name: | seminiferous tubule |
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| Synonyms: | seminiferous tubules, sperm duct |
| Definition: | Tubules formed by the seminiferous epithelium that contains spermatogenic cyst surrounded by somatic support cells, called Sertoli cells. The lumen of he seminiferous tubules connects to the sperm or efferent duct. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005879] |