The role of insulin 3, testosterone, Müllerian inhibiting substance and relaxin in rat gubernacular growth

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 900-905

  Kubota, Y ^a   Temelcos, C ^a   Bathgate, R A D ^a   Smith, K J ^a   Scott, D ^a   Zhao, C ^a   Hutson, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gubernaculum; INSL3; Relaxin; Testis descent

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; BROXURIDINE; HORMONE RECEPTOR; INSULIN DERIVATIVE; INSULIN RECEPTOR; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL SWELLING; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; FETUS; GROWTH ACCELERATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS DESCENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036798057     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/8.10.900     Document Type: Article

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