Sexual dimorphism in the neonatal gonad

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 88, Issue 428, 1999, Pages 23-30

  Hughes, I A ^a,b   Coleman, N ^a   Faisal Ahmed, S ^a   Ng, K L ^a   Cheng, A ^a   Lim, H N ^a   Hawkins, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Endocrine function; Gonads; Morphology; Ovary; Testis

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE SWITCHING; GERM CELL; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MEIOSIS; NEWBORN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEROID RELEASE; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032975533     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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