The stratified epithelial lining of the seminiferous tubules, consisting of the developing spermatozoa and the supporting Sertoli cells, which are tall, columnar type cells that line the tubule. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/csmith MP:0011750 ]
Synonyms: seminiferous tubule epithelial tissue epithelial tissue of seminiferous tubule of testis epithelium of seminiferous tubule male germinal epithelium germinal epithelium (male) wall of seminiferous tubule testis germinal epithelium epithelium of seminiferous tubule of testis epithelial tissue of seminiferous tubule seminiferous epithelium
Term information
- CALOHA:TS-0920
- EMAPA:35761
- Wikipedia:Germinal_epithelium_(male)
- UMLS:C0036629 (ncithesaurus:Seminiferous_Epithelium)
- VHOG:0000631
- NCIT:C49296
- MESH:D012670
- GAID:401
- MA:0001748
- RETIRED_EHDAA2:0002009
- FMA:19885
- BTO:0001811
- EHDAA:8148
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Term relations
- epithelium of male gonad
- epithelial layer of duct
- mesothelium
- has part some spermatogonium
- has part some Sertoli cell
- contributes to morphology of some seminiferous tubule of testis