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Systematic stereoscopic analyses for cloacal development: The origin of anorectal malformations.
Scientific reports - 10 Sept 2015
Matsumaru Daisuke, Murashima Aki, Fukushima Junichi, Senda Syuhei, Matsushita Shoko, Nakagata Naomi, Miyajima Masayasu, Yamada Gen
Abstract excerpt
The division of the embryonic cloaca is the most essential event for the formation of digestive and urinary tracts. The defective development of the cloaca results in anorectal malformations (ARMs; 2-5 per 10,000 live births). However, the developmental and pathogenic mechanisms of ARMs are unclear. In the current study, we visualized the epithelia in the developing cloaca and nephric ducts (NDs). Systemic...
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