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Mesonephric duct

A mesonephric duct is a collecting duct with a relatively wide lumen and thick epithelium.



Definitions in the literature

  • ... a single large convoluted collecting duct with a wide lumen and thick pseudostratified epithelium, the mesonephric duct, which constituted the sole structure of the caudal kidney [1].
  • The killifish kidney is so small that the mesonephric duct is also included in the ultrathin sections. The fine structure of this duct is similar to that of the collecting tubule, although its diameter is larger than that of the collecting tubule. The duct is also invested by a relatively thick layer of smooth muscle cells, which appear to be mainly obliquely arranged [2].