Müllerian duct
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{{Infobox Embryology |
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Latin = d. paramesonephricus |
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Caption = [[Urogenital sinus]] of female human [[embryo]] of eight and a half to nine weeks old. |
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Caption2 = Tail end of human embryo, from eight and a half to nine weeks old. |
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Precursor = [[Intermediate mesoderm]] |
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The '''Müllerian ducts''' (or '''paramesonephric ducts''') are paired ducts of the [[embryo]] which run down the lateral sides of the [[urogenital ridge]] and terminate at the [[mullerian tubercle| mullerian eminence]] in the primitive urogenital sinus. In the female, it will develop to form the fallopian tubes, uterus, and the upper portion of the vagina. It is tissue of [[mesoderm|mesodermal ]] origin.
==Development==
[[Image:Gray1110.png|thumb|left|200px|Müllerian duct (blue) develops in females (middle image) and degenerates in males (bottom).]]
Müllerian duct develops in females and degenerates in males.
==Regulation of development==
The development of the Müllerian ducts is controlled by the presence or absence of "AMH", or [[Anti-müllerian hormone]] (also known as "MIF" for "Müllerian inhibiting factor", or "MIH" for "Müllerian inhibiting hormone").
{| class="wikitable"
| male embryogenesis || The [[testes]] produce AMH and as a result the development of the Müllerian ducts is inhibited. || Disturbances can lead to [[persistent müllerian duct syndrome]]. || The ducts disappear except for the vestigial [[vagina masculina]] and the [[appendix testis]].
|-
| female embryogenesis || The absence of AMH results in the development of female reproductive organs, as noted above. || Disturbance in the development may result in uterine absence ([[Mullerian agenesis]]) or [[uterine malformation]]s. || The ducts develop into the upper [[vagina]], [[cervix]], [[uterus]] and [[oviducts]].
|}
==Eponym==
They are named after [[Johannes Peter Müller]], a [[physiologist]] who described these ducts in his text "Bildungsgeschichte der Genitalien" in [[1830]].
==Additional images==
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Image:Gray1107.png|Enlarged view from the front of the left Wolffian body before the establishment of the distinction of sex.
Image:Gray1111.png|Transverse section of human embryo eight and a half to nine weeks old.
</gallery>
== See also ==
* [[Defeminization]]
* [[prostatic utricle]]
* [[List of homologues of the human reproductive system]]
* [[Sexual differentiation]]
* [[Wolffian duct]]
==External links==
* {{EmbryologyUNC|genital|010}}
{{Development of urinary and reproductive systems}}
[[Category:Embryology|Muellerian duct]]
[[Category:Developmental biology|Muellerian duct]]
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