Molecular biology and function of the androgen receptor in genital development

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1377-1386

  Wiener, John S ^b   Teague, J Lynn ^b   Roth, David R ^b   Gonzales Jr , Edmond T ^a   Lamb, Dolores J ^b  

^a Texas Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

androgen; genitalia; male; molecular biology; receptors

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE;

ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENITAL MALFORMATION; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; ORCHIECTOMY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 0030891513     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64995-4     Document Type: Review

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