Mullerian


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Mul`le´ri`an


a.1.(Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes Müller.
Müllerian ducts
(Anat.) a pair of embryonic ducts which give rise to the genital passages in the female, but disappear in the male.
Müllerian fibers
(Anat.) the sustentacular or connective-tissue fibers which form the framework of the retina.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Mullerian inhibiting substance levels at the time of HCG administration in IVF cycles predict both ovarian reserve and embryo morphology.
This phenomenon, known as Mullerian mimicry, is considered evolutionary biology's oldest mathematical model and was put forward less than two decades after Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
These cells are defined by their expression of Misr2+, the receptor for Mullerian Inhibiting Substance (MIS), which is secreted by the testes of male embryos to prevent the maturation of structures that would give rise to female reproductive organs.
He proposed that the upper 80% of the vagina is derived from Mullerian epithelium and the lower 20% derived from urogenital sinus epithelium.
For more than 100 years, the development of uterus in humans and other mammals have been studied and the Mullerian duct is well known as the anlage of the uterus.
Dr Rahman will be available for consultations and laparoscopic solutions for general gynaecologic oncology surgeries, correction of mullerian anomalies, severe endometriosis and adenomyosis, pelvis fistulas, myomectomy and cervical cerclage in pregnancy.
A dysmorphic uterus, which was formerly known as "T-shaped uterus" in the American Fertility Society classification of anomalies of the Mullerian duct, is denoted as a second-class (Class U1) uterine anomaly in the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) and the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE) (ESHRE/ESGE) consensus on the classification of congenital genital tract anomalies, and it leads to poor reproductive and obstetric outcomes (12).
Anti Mullerian hormone levels before and after uterine artery embolisation: A preliminary report.
Mullerian adenosarcoma (MA) of ovary with sarcomatous (rhabdomyoblastic) overgrowth is an extremely rare malignant type of female genital tract neoplasm.
KEYWORDS: Mullerian mixed tumor; Heterotopic cartilage; Myometrium; Uterus.
A pelvic ultrasound was performed, which confirmed the testicular appearance of gonads and no visible uterus or Mullerian structures.
The epithelial lining of the cyst consisted of tubal type epithelium, supportive of Mullerian differentiation.