WANI Dictionary

Tunica albuginea (ovary)

Tunica albuginea is a layer of connective tissue on the surface of ovary.

Definitions in the literature

• The tunica albuginea is a nonvascularized, thick fibrous-rich layer, composed mainly of structural collagens and other extracellular proteins (collagen type I, decorin, versican), located below the ovarian surface [1].