part of part of develops from develops from testis mesenchyme of testis tunica albuginea tunica albuginea of testis The dense fibrous connective tissue layer that covers the testis. tunica albuginea (testis) FMA:19843 NCIT:C33819 EHDAA:9388 Wikipedia:Tunica_albuginea_of_testis tunica albuginea testis tunica albuginea (testicles) UMLS:C0227999 UBERON:0006643 SCTID:279604006 VHOG:0000801 The layer of connective tissue covering the testicles. [Wikipedia_(15/09/09)][VHOG] 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] EMAPA:19289 EHDAA2:0002096 MA:0003254 testis tunica albuginea tunica albuginea