Source details
- Authors
- Gerald R. Cunha; Adriane Sinclair; Mei Cao; Laurence S. Baskin
- Journal or source
- Differentiation
- Year
- 2020
- DOI or authoritative URL
- 10.1016/j.diff.2019.10.002
- Study type
- Human developmental anatomy and histology
- Population or material studied
- Human fetal penile specimens across developmental stages.
- Major findings
- Describes development of the prepuce and its innervation during human development.
- Limitations
- Developmental anatomy does not show that adult tissue expansion recreates embryological development or removed structures.
- Relevance to restoration
- Establishes anatomical background, not restoration outcomes or neural equivalence after expansion.
- Source-review status
- Abstract reviewed
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-11
Describes development of the prepuce and its innervation during human development.
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