Müllerian duct
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Jones J, Knipe H, Di Giacinto B, et al. Müllerian duct. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6983
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31 Aug 2009, Jeremy Jones ◉
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- Paramesonephric ducts
- Müllerian ducts
The Müllerian ducts (or paramesonephric ducts) are paired ducts of mesodermal origin in the embryo. They run laterally down the side of the urogenital ridge and terminate at the Müllerian eminence in the primitive urogenital sinus.
In the female, they will develop to form the uterine tubes, uterus, and the upper portion of the vagina; in the male, the vestigial remnant is the appendix testis.
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History and etymology
They are named after Johannes Peter Müller (1801-1858), a pioneering German physiologist and comparative anatomist who described these ducts in his text "Bildungsgeschichte der Genitalien" in 1830.
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References
- 1. Lohff B. Johannes Muller and the beginnings of experimental neurophysiology: concepts and strategies. (1999) Physis; rivista internazionale di storia della scienza. 36 (2): 339-54. Pubmed
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