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SUBMITTER: Powers GL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3583581 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar-Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Systems biology and medicine 20130117 2
The prostate is a branched ductal-acinar gland that is part of the male reproductive tract. Prostate development depends upon the integration of steroid hormone signals, paracrine interactions between the stromal and epithelial tissue layers, and the actions of cell autonomous factors. Several genes and signaling pathways are known to be required for one or more steps of prostate development including epithelial budding, duct elongation, branching morphogenesis, and/or cellular differentiation. ...[more]