Dihydrotestosterone induction of EphB2 expression in the female genital tubercle mimics male pattern of expression during embryogenesis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 4 II, 2003, Pages 1618-1623

  Lorenzo, Armando J ^c   Nguyen, Michael T ^c   Sozubir, Selami ^c   Henkemeyer, Mark ^a   Kropp, Bradley ^c   Baker, Linda A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dihydrotesterone; EphB2; Genitalia; Receptor; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; EPHRIN; PROTEIN EPHB2; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BOLDENONE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EPHRIN RECEPTOR B2; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXON; EXPLANT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; REPORTER GENE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MICE; MUTATION; PREGNANCY; RECEPTOR, EPHB2; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTOSTERONE; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 0141955132     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000087423.89813.64     Document Type: Conference Paper

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