Morphological study of testicular descent in the rabbit.
We studied the morphologic changes in the rabbit gubernaculum that occur just before and at the time of testicular descent. Our findings suggest that in the rabbit the gubernaculum may be the target tissue responsible for the movement of the testis from the abdomen into the scrotum.
D000818:Animals; D008022:Ligaments / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development; D012611:Scrotum; D013737:Testis / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development