Paracrine-mediated apoptosis in reproductive tract development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 110-122

  Roberts, Lori M ^a   Hirokawa, Yoshifumi ^a   Nachtigal, Mark W ^a   Ingraham, Holly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelial mesenchymal interactions; Morphogenesis; Mullerian inhibiting substance; Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENITAL SYSTEM; MESENCHYME CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; MUELLERIAN DUCT; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033120211     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.9190     Document Type: Article

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