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Wolffian duct

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noun

(sometimes lowercase)

  1. a duct, draining the mesonephros of the embryo, that becomes the vas deferens in males and vestigial in females.

Etymology

Origin of Wolffian duct

1875–80; named after K. F. Wolff; -ian

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Without these stimuli, the Müllerian duct will develop and the Wolffian duct will degrade, resulting in a female embryo.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Without such sustentacular cell secretion, the Müllerian duct will develop; without testosterone, the Wolffian duct will degrade.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Testosterone secretion stimulates growth of the male tract, the Wolffian duct.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

At the same time, testosterone secretion stimulates growth of the male tract, the Wolffian duct.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The Wolffian duct is the urogenital duct of the adult, and the Mullerian duct is entirely absorbed, or remains, more or less, in exceptional cases.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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