Modelling genitourinary defects in mice: An emerging genetic and developmental system

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 478-482

  Stadler, H Scott ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; FINASTERIDE; GROWTH FACTOR;

ALLELE; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL INTERACTION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE MODEL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMINIZATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; VIRILIZATION;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038778667     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg1083     Document Type: Review

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