Wolffian Ducts

Synonyms

Duct, Mesonephric

Duct, Wolffian

Ducts, Gartner

Ducts, Gartner's

Ducts, Mesonephric

Ducts, Wolffian

Gartner Ducts

Gartner's Ducts

Gartners Ducts

Mesonephric Duct

Mesonephric Ducts

Wolffian Duct

A pair of excretory ducts of the middle kidneys (MESONEPHROI) of an embryo, also called mesonephric ducts. In higher vertebrates, Wolffian ducts persist in the male forming VAS DEFERENS, but atrophy into vestigial structures in the female.