title: [Involution of the mesonephros and differentiation of the epididymis in chickens: immunohistological study].
abstract: By means of purified rabbit anti-adult chicken kidney antibodies two types of antigens have been identified in the mesonephros: one, localised in the cells of the proximal segment of the secretory tubules, the other characteristic of the collecting segments derived from the Wolffian duct. During the transformation of certain mesonephric tubules into ductuli efferentes and conjugentes of the epididymis the collecting tubule antigen disappears whereas the proximal secretory tubule antigen not only persists but can also be detected in the parietal layer of Bowman's capsules as they transform before connecting with the rete testis.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D002642:Chick Embryo; D004822:Epididymis / Q000196:embryology*; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000196:embryology* / Q000276:immunology; D007687:Kidney Tubules, Proximal / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D014928:Wolffian Ducts / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens
vernacular_title: Involution du mésonéphros et différenciation de l'épididyme chez le poulet: étude immunohistologique.