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Mesonephric excretory function related to its influence on differentiation of fetal gonads
✍ Scribed by Grinsted, J�rgen ;Aagesen, Lotte
- Book ID
- 102744075
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 527 KB
- Volume
- 210
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-276X
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✦ Synopsis
The mammalian intermediate fetal kidney, the mesonephros, is known in different species to excrete body waste products during a limited period of fetal life. Recently, the mesonephros and its derivatives have been shown to influence gonadal functions in several ways. Thus, the mesonephric cells are responsible for regulating the onset of meiosis in different mammals by the secretion of two substances, a meiosis-inducing substance (MIS) and a meiosis-preventing substance (MPS).