Testis cords

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Testis cords
Days 49
Precursor sex cord
Gives rise to rete testis
Dorlands/Elsevier c_55/12259039

The testis cords are precursors to the rete testis. They play several different roles in the development of the male genitals.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Yao HH, Capel B (2002). "Disruption of testis cords by cyclopamine or forskolin reveals independent cellular pathways in testis organogenesis". Dev. Biol. 246 (2): 356–65. doi:10.1006/dbio.2002.0663. PMID 12051821. 
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