Article
Mesenchyme of embryonic reproductive ducts directs process outgrowth of Retzius neurons in the medicinal leech.
Developmental biology - 1 Sept 1992
French K A, Jordan S M, Loer C M, Kristan W B
Abstract excerpt
In the two segments of the medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis) that contain the male (segment 5) and the female (segment 6) reproductive ducts, the paired Retzius (Rz) neurons are distinguished by several unique properties. For example, the muscles and glands of the body wall are the primary per...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Embryonic Induction
- Female
- Genitalia, Female
- Genitalia, Male
- Intercellular Junctions
- Leeches
- Male
- Neurons
- Phenotype
- Serotonin