Molecular analysis of external genitalia formation: The role of fibroblast growth factor (fgf) genes during genital tubercle formation

Development

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2471-2479

  Haraguchi, R ^a   Suzuki, K ^a,b   Murakami, R ^c   Sakai, M ^b   Kamikawa, M ^a   Kengaku, M ^d   Sekine, K ^e   Kawano, H ^e   Kato, S ^b   Ueno, N ^f   Yamada, G ^a,b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AER; Bmp4; Clitoris; Epithelial mesenchymal interaction; FGF10; FGF8; Gene knockout mouse; Genital tubercle; Hox; Limb; Msx1; Penis

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENITAL MALFORMATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MESENCHYME; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA;

ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CLITORIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 10; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENITALIA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MSX1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MUTAGENESIS; PENIS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 2; RECEPTORS, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; URETHRA;

ANIMALIA; GLANS; MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 18544409648     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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