Epithelial-mesenchymal transformation and apoptosis in rat urethra development

Yue Zhou1, Xing Liu1, Fangyuan Huang1

  • 1Department of Pediatric Urology Surgery, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China.

Pediatric Research
|September 7, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Urethral seam formation in fetal rats involves epithelial cells transforming into mesenchymal cells and undergoing apoptosis. This study reveals new mechanisms in embryonic urethral development.

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