Genetic interactions of the androgen and Wnt/β-catenin pathways for the masculinization of external genitalia

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 871-880

  Genitalia, External ^d   Miyagawa, Shinichi ^a   Satoh, Yoshihiko ^a   Haraguchi, Ryuma ^a   Suzuki, Kentaro ^a   Iguchi, Taisen ^d   Taketo, Makoto M ^b   Nakagata, Naomi ^a   Matsumoto, Takahiro ^c   Takeyama, Ken Ichi ^d   Kato, Shigeaki ^c   Yamada, Gen ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BETA CATENIN; GROWTH FACTOR; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENITAL SYSTEM; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; MAMMAL; MESENCHYME; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS; URETHRA; VIRILIZATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 66449130445     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/me.2008-0478     Document Type: Article

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