Uberon related term : tunica albuginea (testicles);
Uberon broad term : tunica albuginea;
Uberon Homology note : The tunica albuginea testis is the major component of the capsule of mammalian testes.
(...) Our results from studying the mole provide evidence that the spatio-temporal
pattern of testis development is not perfectly conserved in mammals, since we found
differences with respect to the mouse testis organogenesis. This fact is even more
significant when we consider that, apart from the mouse, the mole is probably the
one of the best-known mammalian species in terms of the genetic control of testis
development, implying that more peculiarities would be found if more species were
investigated.[uncertain][VHOG];