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Regulation of outgrowth and apoptosis for the terminal appendage:external genitalia: development by concerted actions of BMP signaling
11 Nov 2003
Abstract excerpt
Extra-corporal fertilization depends on the formation of copulatory organs: the external genitalia. Coordinated growth and differentiation of the genital tubercle (GT), an embryonic anlage of external genitalia, generates a proximodistally elongated structure suitable for copulation, erection, uresis and ejaculation. Despite recent progress in molecular embryology, few attempts have been made to elucidate the...
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