mesonephros

Term ID

UBERON:0000080

Synonyms

• amphibian adult kidney
• corpus Wolffi
• mesonephric kidney
• mesonephroi
• middle kidney
• opisthonephros
• opisto nephros
• opistonephros
• Wolffian body

Definition

The second stage of the kidney. It serves as the main excretory organ of aquatic vertebrates and as a temporary embryonic kidney in higher vertebrates. It is composed of the mesonephric duct (also called the Wolffian duct), mesonephric tubules, and associated capillary tufts. A single tubule and its associated capillary tuft is called a mesonephric excretory unit; these units are similar in structure and function to nephrons of the adult kidney. The mesonephros is derived from intermediate mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesonephros

References

• AAO:0010384
• BTO:0001542
• CALOHA:TS-0624
• EFO:0000928
• EHDAA2:0001130
• EHDAA:1581
• EHDAA:5903
• EMAPA:16744
• EMAPA:27644
• GAID:1308
• MESH:D001755
• NCIT:C26467
• TAO:0000529
• UMLS:C0025492
• VHOG:0000038
• XAO:0000141
• ZFA:0000529
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesonephros
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0025492
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/308799002

Ontology

Cell Ontology