part_of starts_at ends_at pelvic urethra of female ventral epithelial bud of female anatomical_structure The ventral epithelial bud of female (veb) (TS:24-TS:26) is part of urethra of female and part of the pelvic urethra of female. In female mice, epithelial buds develop from the epithelium of the pelvic urethra. These buds develop in the ventral pelvic urethra in females, anterior to the sinovaginal bulb connection to the pelvic urethra in the same location as ventral prostate buds in the male. At birth, these buds are short, only a few cells in diameter and extend out from the epithelium of pelvic urethra, however they are more numerous than the ventral epithelial bud of male. Unlike in the male, where some of these ventral epithelial buds are ventral prostate buds and develop into the ventral prostate gland, in the female, these buds do not elongate. Female mice can develop functional prostate glands if exposed to exogenous androgens. Sometimes these buds are called rudimentary prostate buds or female prostate buds. However during normal female development, they most likely develop into urethral gland of female pelvic urethra (syn: Skene's gland of pelvic urethra, TS:27). EMAPA:36132 TS24 TS26