Mesonephric duct

Mesonephric duct
Mesonephric duct
	Urogenital sinus of female human embryo of eight and a half to nine weeks old
Details
Carnegie stage	11
Days	28
Precursor	Intermediate mesoderm
Gives rise to	Vasa deferentia, seminal vesicles, epididymides, Gartner's duct
Identifiers
Latin	ductus mesonephricus; ductus Wolffi
MeSH	D014928
TE	duct_by_E5.6.2.0.0.0.4 E5.6.2.0.0.0.4
	Anatomical terminology

The mesonephric duct, also known as the Wolffian duct, archinephric duct, Leydig's duct or nephric duct, is a paired organ that develops in the early stages of embryonic development in humans and other mammals. It is an important structure that plays a critical role in the formation of male reproductive organs. The duct is named after Caspar Friedrich Wolff, a German physiologist and embryologist who first described it in 1759.^[1]

During embryonic development, the mesonephric ducts form as a part of the urogenital system.^[2]

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^ Du, Hongling; Taylor, Hugh S. (January 1, 2015). "Chapter 27 - Development of the Genital System". In Moody, Sally A. (ed.). Principles of Developmental Genetics (Second ed.). Academic Press. pp. 487–504. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-405945-0.00027-2. ISBN 9780124059450 – via ScienceDirect.

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[2] Du, Hongling; Taylor, Hugh S. (January 1, 2015). "Chapter 27 - Development of the Genital System". In Moody, Sally A. (ed.). Principles of Developmental Genetics (Second ed.). Academic Press. pp. 487–504. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-405945-0.00027-2. ISBN 9780124059450 – via ScienceDirect.

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