Scanning electron microscopy shows inhibited gubernacular development in relation to undescended testes in oestrogen-treated mice

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 263-270

  Shono, T ^b   Hutson, J M ^a   Watts, L ^b   Goh, D W ^b   Momose, Y ^b   Middlesworth, B ^b   Zhou, B ^b   Ramm Anderson, S ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gubernaculum; Scanning EM; Transabdominal testicular descent

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FLUTAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; FETUS; MALE; MOUSE; MUELLERIAN DUCT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TESTIS DESCENT;

EID: 0030476457     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1996.tb00474.x     Document Type: Article

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