Term Name: mesonephric duct
Synonyms: archinephric duct, ductus mesonephricus; ductus Wolffi, Leydig's duct, renal duct, Wolffian duct
Definition: Paired organ that connects the primitive kidney Wolffian body (or mesonephros) to the cloaca and serves as the anlage for certain male reproductive organs. the Wolffian duct is what remains of the pronephric duct after the atrophy of the pronephros[WP]. In Zebrafish: Duct of the adult kidney (mesonephros), present bilaterally ventral to the somites and leading to the cloacal chamber[ZFA].
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0003074]

Relationships
develops from: nephric ridge pronephric duct
develops into: epididymis epoophoron metanephric mesenchyme suspensory ligament of ovary ureteric bud
has parts: mesonephric duct lumen ureteric bud
is a type of: mesonephric tubule nephric duct
inverse union_of: nephric duct