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Early gonadogenesis in mammals: Significance of long and narrow gonadal structure
17 Sept 2012
Abstract excerpt
In mammalian embryogenesis, the gonadal primordium arises from the thickening of the coelomic epithelium, which results in a pair of extremely long and narrow gonadal structures along the anteroposterior axis. These gonadal structures are conserved in various mammalian species, suggesting a great advantage in properly receiving migrating primordial germ cells (PGCs) that are widely scattered throughout the...
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