Wolffian duct
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Wolffian duct
Example Sentences
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Testosterone secretion stimulates growth of the male tract, the Wolffian duct.
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Without these stimuli, the Müllerian duct will develop and the Wolffian duct will degrade, resulting in a female embryo.
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Without such sustentacular cell secretion, the Müllerian duct will develop; without testosterone, the Wolffian duct will degrade.
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At the same time, testosterone secretion stimulates growth of the male tract, the Wolffian duct.
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In all the Gnathostomes the Wolffian duct is converted into the spermaduct, and the Mullerian duct into the oviduct.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August
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