title: A histological study of the urethra of the male baboon--is it similar to man's?
abstract: A comparative morphologic study of the male urethra was performed in 5 humans and 11 baboons. The corpus spongiosum is essentially the same in both humans and baboons, forming a definite organ with a lumen lined chiefly by a pseudo-stratified columnar epithelium, a lamina propria, vascular space and smooth muscle, and an investing collagenous layer. Although present in the same anatomical areas there are fewer submucosal and periurethral glands in the baboon.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004848:Epithelium / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010215:Papio / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014521:Urethra / Q000033:anatomy & histology*