Connection between seminiferous tubules and epididymal duct is originally induced before sex differentiation in a sex-independent manner.
Takuya OmoteharaXi WuMiyuki KuramasuMasahiro ItohPublished in: Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists (2020)
The connection between the testis cords and MT is suggested to be induced between Ad4BP/SF-1-positive gonadal cells and the MT before sex differentiation in a sex-independent manner.