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The importance of stroma in morphogenesis and functional activity of urogenital epithelium

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Urogenital morphogenesis and cytodifferentiation are presented in the context of the epithelial-stromal interaction. The essential role of stroma in these processes is reviewed.

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The study was supported in part by Grant No. PDT-8 from the American Cancer Society, and Contract Grants N01-CP-55649 and N01-CP-75875 from the National Cancer Institute.

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Cunha, G.R., Lung, B. The importance of stroma in morphogenesis and functional activity of urogenital epithelium. In Vitro 15, 50–71 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02627079

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