Also known as caudal genital ligament
The paired gubernacula (from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω = pilot, steer), also called the caudal genital ligament, are embryonic structures which begin as undifferentiated mesenchyme attaching to the caudal end of the gonads (testicles in males and ovaries in females).
Research
903 papers- Gubernaculum and Epididymo-Testicular Descent: Review of the Literature.Acta medica Lituanica · 2022
- Role of Gubernaculum testis inervation during the process of testicular migration in human fetuses.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology · 2024
- The importance of the gubernaculum in testicular migration during the human fetal period.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology · 2014
- Overview of Radiological Studies on Visualization of Gubernaculum Tracts of Permanent Teeth.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021
- Editorial Comment: Open Versus Laparoscopic Gubernaculum-Sparing Second-Stage Fowler-Stephens Orchiopexy for Intra-Abdominal Testis: A Long-Term Study.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology · 2022
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