The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mullerian \M["u]l*le"ri*an\, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes M["u]ller.
M["u]llerian ducts (Anat.), a pair of embryonic ducts which give rise to the genital passages in the female, but disappear in the male.
M["u]llerian fibers (Anat.), the sustentacular or connective-tissue fibers which form the framework of the retina.
Wikipedia
Müllerian may refer to:
- Müllerian mimicry, a type of mimicry or convergence named after Fritz Müller
- Müllerian ducts, which enter the cloaca of an embryo (named after Johannes Peter Müller)
- Mixed Müllerian tumor
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Usage examples of "mullerian".
Embryos also start out bet-hedging with two sets of ducts, known as the Mullerian ducts and Wolffian ducts.
In the absence of testes, the Wolffian ducts atrophy, while the Mullerian ducts grow into a female fetus's uterus, fallopian tubes, and interior vagina.
At the same time, a testicular protein called Mullerian inhibiting hormone does what its name implies: it prevents the Mullerian ducts from developing into the internal female organs.
Since the Y chromosome is normal, the testes themselves form normally and produce normal Mullerian inhibiting hormone, which acts as in any man to forestall development of the uterus and fallopian tubes.