gubernaculum


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gubernaculum

(ˌɡjuːbəˈnækjʊləm)
n
(Anatomy) anatomy the fetal ligament attached at one end to the testes and at the other to the scrotum. It pulls the testes down as the fetus grows.
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The testis was delivered and the gubernaculum testis was clamped or cut off.
Long-term Results of Patients with Testicular Tumors Undergoing Testis Sparing Surgery: A Single-center Experience/Testis Koruyucu Cerrahi Uygulanan Testis Tumorlu Hastalarin Uzun Donem Sonuclari: Tek-merkez Deneyimi
The importance of the gubernaculum in testicular migration during the human fetal period.
Testiculo no descendido: fallos en la migracion testicular y sus complicaciones
Gubernaculum present, the same size as the spicule and polymorphic.
Descripcion morfologica y citogenetica de una nueva especie de Parasitylenchus Micoletzky, 1922 (Tylenchida, Allantonematidae) parasitando Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) (Coleopera, Coccinellidae) en Argentina
The hypo-echoic appearance of each scrotal compartment relates to the presence of the adjacent gubernaculum testis.
Fetal sexing in early and advanced gestation: more than just a genital tubercle
In the closed ring variant, the processus vaginalis does not develop, the gubernaculum is absent, and the internal ring is closed.
Undescended Testes and Laparoscopy: Experience from the Developing World
Embryologically, it is the female equivalent of the gubernaculum testis.
Leiomyoma of the Round Ligament of the Uterus Mimicking Inguinal Hernia
The following morphometric data were analyzed: L, total body length; MBW, maximum body width; ABW, analbody width; VBW, vulval-body width; EP, distance from anterior end to excretory pore; ES, distance from anterior end to base of esophagus; GuL, gubernaculum length; GuW, gubernaculum width; NR, nerve-ring position; STL, stoma length; STW, stoma width; SpL, spicule length; SpW, spicule width; TL, tail length, TRL, testis-reflection length; D, EP/ ES; E, EP/TL; GS, GuL/SpL; V%, (L/length to vagina) x 100.
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora cepa-VEli (Nematoda): identificacion y patogenia sobre Lobiopa insularis (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) plaga de la fresa
(2003) suggest length in IJs, and spicule and gubernaculum length and shape in males as ones that should be considered.
Variability study of entomopathogenic nematode populations (Heterorhabditidae) from Argentina/ Estudo da variabilidade entomopatogenicos nematoides populacoes (Heterorhabditidae) da Argentina
The left testes in the scrotal space, together with the tunica vaginalis and spermatic cord, were separated from the gubernaculum with blunt dissection and removed/ exposed.
Diagnostic Value of Signal Peptide, CUB (Complement C1r/C1s, Uegf, and Bmp1), EGF (Epidermal Growth Factor)-Like Domain-Containing Protein 1 (SCUBE1) and Chemerin in Experimental Testicular Torsion
Two possible mechanisms may underlie the association between exposure to specific PBDEs and cryptorchidism: a) competition at the androgen receptor level, to block the effects of endogenous androgens (e.g., in the gubernaculum muscle or inguinoscrotal fat pad) (Barthold et al.
A case-control study of maternal polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) exposure and cryptorchidism in Canadian populations
Neonatal torsion is the result of inadequate fixation of the gubernaculum, the structure that leads the testis into the scrotum during testicular descent and anchors the testis to the inferior aspect of the scrotum (Basta et al., 2015; Sharp et al., 2013).
Testicular torsion: current evaluation and management
(1) However, in the case of yolk sac tumor primary in the vulva, misplaced/aberrant germ cell migration along the gubernaculum is the leading hypothesis.
Unusual Presentations of Gynecologic Tumors: Extragonadal Yolk Sac Tumor of the Vulva

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