An ovotestis is a gonad with both testicular and ovarian aspects.[1][2] In humans, ovotestes are an anatomical abnormality associated with gonadal dysgenesis.[3]
Ovotestes can be found as normal anatomical features in some animals such as the gastropod Helix aspersa. [4]
See also
References
- ^ "eMedicine - Ovotestis : Article by Gail F Whitman-Elia, MD". http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1702.htm. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
- ^ "ovo-testes (formerly called "true hermaphroditism")". http://www.isna.org/faq/conditions/ovo-testes. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ Salas-Cortés L, Jaubert F, Nihoul-Feketé C, Brauner R, Rosemblatt M, Fellous M (2000). "SRY protein is expressed in ovotestis and streak gonads from human sex-reversal". Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 91 (1-4): 212–6. doi:. PMID 11173859. http://content.karger.com/produktedb/produkte.asp?typ=fulltext&file=ccg91212.
- ^ Chase R, Antkowiak T, Geoffroy E, Weatherill D (2004). "Why the ovotestis of Helix aspersa is innervated". Acta. Biol. Hung. 55 (1-4): 239–49. doi:. PMID 15270240.
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