seminiferous tubules

Preferred Label : seminiferous tubules;

MeSH definition : The convoluted tubules in the TESTIS where sperm are produced (SPERMATOGENESIS) and conveyed to the RETE TESTIS. Spermatogenic tubules are composed of developing germ cells and the supporting SERTOLI CELLS.;

MeSH synonym : tubule, seminiferous; tubules, seminiferous; seminiferous tubule;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminiferous tubule;

Details

Origin ID

D012671;

UMLS CUI

C0036630;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood supply [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- injuries [MeSH Qualifier]
- innervation [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire seminiferous tubule (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Seminiferous tubule of testis [FMA entity]
- Seminiferous tubules [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Set of seminiferous tubules [FMA entity]
- Structure of convoluted seminiferous tubule (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- convoluted seminiferous tubule [SNOMED Notion]
- seminiferous tubule of testis [UBERON concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Seminiferous Tubule [NCIt concept]
- Seminiferous tubule structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- seminiferous tubule, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- seminiferous tubules [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Seminiferous Tubule [NCIt concept]
- Seminiferous tubule of testis [FMA entity]
- Seminiferous tubule structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Set of seminiferous tubules [FMA entity]
- seminiferous tubule, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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