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crista
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04/13/04 - 12:52 AM

what's the difference between primary and secondary retroperitoneal organs?
some examples of each one.
i'm very confused about this :oops:

dariush
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04/13/04 - 02:22 AM

it is simple you see, considering the Emberiology some organs have been always Retro like Kidneys but some others were Intra-peritoneal but later during the course of development they got Retro e.g. ascending and descening colons,the parts which are now Retro
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