The development of the male genitourinary system. I. The origin of the urorectal septum and the formation of the perineum

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-36

  Hynes, Pat J ^a   Fraher, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Epispadias; Hypospadias; Urethra; Urethral plate; Urorectal septum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CLOACA; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPISPADIAS; EPITHELIUM; HYPOSPADIAS; INTESTINE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERINEUM; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; REVIEW; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT; UROGENITAL SINUS;

EID: 0346399728     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2003.08.019     Document Type: Article

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