Tunica albuginea (ovaries)

The tunica albuginea is a layer of condensed tissue on the surface of the ovary. It is composed of short connective-tissue fibers with fusiform cells between them.

Tunica albuginea (ovaries)
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Identifiers
Latintunica albuginea ovarii
TAA09.1.01.009
FMA18630
Anatomical terminology

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1256 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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