Wharton gelatin is found primarily in the umbilical cord; that is, it is the same mucosal loose connective tissue, and is made up of mesenchymal cells, which are then converted into fibroblasts. In a histological section the umbilical cord is observed with the following structure in triangular form: two arteries at the base of the triangle and a vein at the apex, all immersed in Wharton gelatine. Etymology It is named after the English physician and anatomist Thomas Wharton (1614-1673) who described it for the first time in his publication Adenographia, or The description of the glands of the whole body, first published in 1656. p>
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