Before it is possible to
understand ectopic ureters, one must understand the normal anatomy of the urinary tract.
Not exact matches
Understanding the conditions that cause these cells to go off to different fates may have a bearing on health problems such as
ectopic pregnancy, which occurs when the embryo develops outside of the womb in about 1 of 60 pregnancies, or molar pregnancy, which is abnormal tissue growth within the uterus that affects about 1 in every 1,000 pregnancies.
Therefore, part of the characterization of the Unc - 7 phenotype involves
understanding how
ectopic gap junction channels arise in the absence of the UNC - 7 innexin, and whether or not these
ectopic neuronal connections contribute to the Unc phenotype.