Branching morphogenesis in the prostate gland and seminal vesicles

Differentiation

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 382-392

  Thomson, Axel A ^a   Marker, Paul C ^b  

^a MRC Reproductive Biology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; AR; BMP4; BMP7; Branching morphogenesis; FGF10; FGF7; FGFR2; GDF7; GHR; GLI2; HOXA10; HOXA13; HOXD13; IGF1; IHH; INHBA; NKX3.1; Prostate gland; PTC; Seminal vesicles; SFRP1; SHH; SMO; SRD5A2; Testosterone; TGF

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BRANCHING MORPHOGENESIS; EXOCRINE GLAND; GENE MUTATION; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; REVIEW; SEMINAL VESICLE;

ERINACEIDAE; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 33747054722     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: 14320436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2006.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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