Epithelial-mesenchymal crosstalk in Wolffian duct and fetal testis cord development

Genesis

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-48

  Archambeault, Denise R ^a   Tomaszewski, Jessica ^a   Joseph, Avenel ^a   Hinton, Barry T ^b   Yao, Humphrey Hung Chang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin; Epithelial mesenchymal interaction; Organo genesis; Testis; Wolffian duct

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; INHIBIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; EPITHELIUM; MALE; MESENCHYME; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOLOGY; MESODERM; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS;

WOLFFIA;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPITHELIUM; MALE; MESODERM; TESTIS; WOLFFIAN DUCTS;

EID: 67449090378     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20453     Document Type: Review

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