Absence of mutations involving the INSL3 gene in human idiopathic cryptorchidism

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 298-302

  Krausz, Csilla ^a,b   Quintana Murci, Lluis ^a   Fellous, Marc ^a   Siffroi, Jean Pierre ^c   McElreavey, Ken ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Idiopathic cryptorchidism; INSL3; Leydig insulin like hormone; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CRYPTORCHISM; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXON; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HYPOSPADIAS; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034067764     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/6.4.298     Document Type: Article

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