Could testicular descent in humans be promoted by direct androgen stimulation of the gubernaculum testis?

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-41

  Hosie, Stuart ^a   Wessel, L ^b   Waag, K L ^b  

^a MEDICAL FACULTY MANNHEIM HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Androgens; Gubernaculum; Testicular descent

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; METRIBOLONE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; HORMONE BINDING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; TESTIS DESCENT;

EID: 0032908948     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1072210     Document Type: Article

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