The kidney collecting duct system and the ureter derive from the ureteric bud, an outgrowth of the Wolffian duct. It is generally believed that glial cell–derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) plays a critical role in this earliest stage of kidney development, but 30 to 50% of knockout mice that lack
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