Open AccessUrinary Tract Development
Author(s) -
David Lemus,
Marcela Fuenzalida,
Carlos Rosas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of medical and surgical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0719-532X
pISSN - 0719-3904
DOI - 10.32457/ijmss.2015.011
Subject(s) - urinary system , kidney , urethra , kidney development , biology , urinary bladder , anatomy , urology , evolutionary biology , medicine , endocrinology , genetics , gene , embryonic stem cell
The urinary tract includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. In the evolution of vertebrates, including humans, has been differentiated three types of kidneys, each of which is an improvement over the previous. This review focuses on some topics concerning the embryological development of the kidney and urinary tract, as well as molecules associated with its development and finally the phylogeny of the kidney in vertebrates.