Genetic mechanisms of fetal male undermasculinization: A background to the role of endocrine disruptors

Environmental Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-49

  Hughes, Ieuan A ^a   Martin, Howard ^a   Jääskeläinen, Jarmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Androgen action; Androgen synthesis; Epigenetics; Gonads; Sex development

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; SEX REVERSAL;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE UNDERMASCULINIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS; TESTIS DISEASE;

EID: 28844476582     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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