Wolffian duct cells replace the damaged bladder epithelium and restore a continuous bladder barrier. The surprising discovery carries important implications for potential therapies for bladder-related ...

As this duct (which otherwise grows into the female reproductive system) does not have any function in boys, it simply becomes excess tissue. This is similar to the appendix in the abdomen, which ...

The Wolffian, or male, duct structures do not form because of the lack of response to androgens. ... The penis is normal in shape and function, but extremely small in size.

In males, the Wolffian duct develops into the parts needed to ejaculate sperm, including the epididymis, vas deferens and seminal vesicles. In females, a similar embryonic tissue called the ...

In males, hormones called androgens sustain the Wolffian duct; thus, in females, Müllerian duct maintenance (and Wolffian duct degeneration), is thought to stem from a lack of these androgens.

The Wolffian, or male, duct structures do not form because of the lack of response to androgens. The Müllerian, or female, duct structures do not evolve because the testes still release MIS.

PAX2 is a urogenital developmental transcription factor expressed in the Wolffian ducts, developing kidneys, and Müllerian ducts during embryonic stage. Its function in renal development is well ...

These are kidney ducts that were connected to the Mullerian and Wolffian ducts during your early development in the womb. The cysts usually happen in women who are between 30 and 40 years of age.

Embryologically, the position of the ureteral orifice in single and duplicated systems is best explained by the migration and rotation of each ureteral bud that forms on the mesonephric (Wolffian ...

Yao's team compared normal (wild type) and mutant embryonic development of the Wolffian duct (purple duct in the images) in the mouse. At day 15.5, no notable differences are visible, but two days ...

The nature of relaxation and contractile function of vagina awaits ... lower third of human vagina is derived from the urogenital sinus and the Wolffian duct, 9 while the rest of the vagina arises ...

[9,11,12,13] MRI has a greater sensitivity than these techniques, and can be used effectively to assess renal volumes, differential function, scarring and hydronephrosis in cases where renal ...