Development of the penile urethra

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 545, Issue , 2004, Pages 87-102

  Cunha, Gerald R ^a   Baskin, Laurence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; URETHRA;

EID: 2342562476     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-8995-6_6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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