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Müllerian duct
The Müllerian ducts (or paramesonephric ducts) are paired ducts of the embryo which run down the lateral sides of the urogenital ridge and terminate at the mullerian eminence in the primitive urogenital sinus. In the female, it will develop to form the fallopian tubes, uterus, and the upper portion of the vagina. It is tissue of mesodermal origin. Additional recommended knowledge
Regulation of developmentThe development of the Müllerian ducts is controlled by the presence or absence of "AMH", or Anti-müllerian hormone (also known as "MIF" for "Müllerian inhibiting factor", or "MIH" for "Müllerian inhibiting hormone").
EponymThey are named after Johannes Peter Müller, a physiologist who described these ducts in his text "Bildungsgeschichte der Genitalien" in 1830. Additional imagesSee also
Categories: Embryology | Developmental biology |
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This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Müllerian_duct". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia. |