To evaluate the effects of FGF-3 expression in the prostate and male reproductive tract, we employed a bitransgenic system to target FGF-3 to these organs. We present a first study that ectopic FGF-3 ...

Going against the general consensus, scientists have unveiled an unexpected mechanism for sexual differentiation of critical reproductive structures during embryonic development. Every mammalian ...

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 testes cords, which contain the germ cells, are now connected to the Wolffian duct. Much later, during puberty, the germ cells will differentiate into sperm. After puberty, the testes will produce ...