title: [Role of the stroma in the normal and abnormal development of the urogenital organs].
abstract: Stroma plays an important role for induction of epithelial morphogenesis and functional cytodifferentiation, and probably also controls maintenance of functional activity of the epithelium. Furthermore, abnormality of stroma may induce epithelial abnormal growth.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D004627:Embryonic Induction; D004848:Epithelium / Q000196:embryology; D004967:Estrogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000196:embryology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia; D051379:Mice; D011467:Prostate / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D014599:Uterus / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D014621:Vagina / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens