Title: mesonephric duct
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - mesonephric duct
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.10946
Status: current

Definition
Embryonic duct of the mesonephros, which in the male becomes the vas deferens and in the female becomes vestigial.

Related Terms
- duct: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10617
- mesonephros: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10947
- vas deferens: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11358
- vestigial: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11369

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 778 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)

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Citation: Citation: 'mesonephric duct' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.10946
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