We, the developing rete testis, efferent ducts, and Wolffian duct, all hereby agree that we need to connect.
T de Mello SantosBarry T HintonPublished in: Andrology (2019)
Fundamental understanding of the morphogenesis of the male reproductive tract is limited, especially the morphogenesis of the rete testis and efferent ducts. Therefore, it is not surprising that we do not understand how each part unites to form a whole. Only one mechanism of joining of one part of the tract to another was identified: the joining of the Wolffian duct to the cloaca via controlled apoptosis.