Signalling molecules: Clues from development of the limb bud for cryptorchidism?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 617-624

  Huynh, Jenny ^a   Shenker, Natalie S ^a   Nightingale, Sophie ^a,c   Hutson, John M ^a,b  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HOX PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WNT PROTEIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYPTORCHISM; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; LIMB BUD; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOTUBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HUMANS; LIMB BUDS; MALE; TESTIS; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 34347324997     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-007-1907-9     Document Type: Review

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