Molecular and genetic regulation of testis descent and external genitalia development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 270, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-18

  Klonisch, Thomas ^a   Fowler, Paul A ^b   Hombach Klonisch, Sabine ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic regulation; Genitalia development; Molecular regulation; Testis descent

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; LEYDIG CELL; MESENCHYME CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTICULAR FEMINIZATION; TESTIS DESCENT; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; URETHRA; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2342517388     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.02.018     Document Type: Review

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