Mesorchium


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Me`sor´chi`um


n. 1. (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum which attaches the testis to the dorsal wall of the body cavity or scrotal sac.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Ovaries and testes are paired, elongated and fusiform organs, located inside the coelomic cavity and attached to the air bladder by the mesovarium and the mesorchium, respectively.
Length-weight relationship and reproductive activity of the Leporinus piau Fowler, 1941 captured in a small deactivated hydropower plant/Relacao peso-comprimento e atividade reprodutiva do Leporinus piau Fowler, 1941, capturados em uma pequena usina hidreletrica desativada
2), which are attached to the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity by a mesorchium. Depending on the size of the adult, the testes range from 17 to 33.5 cm in length.
Reproductive biology of the silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae) off the west coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico
humboldtianum are paired and elongated organs, attached to the abdominal wall throughout the mesorchium. On the posterior part, the ovaries continue in a short gonoduct.
Oocyte structure and ultrastructure in the Mexican silverside fish Chirostoma humboldtianum (Atheriniformes: Atherinopsidae)
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