Hidden in plain sight: the mammary line in males may be the missing link regulating inguinoscrotal testicular descent

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 414-418

  Balic, Adam ^a   Nation, Tamara ^a,c   Buraundi, Silverton ^a   Farmer, Pamela ^a   Newgreen, Don ^a   Southwell, Bridget ^a   Hutson, John ^a,b,c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Androgen; Gubernaculum; Mammary line; Testicular descent

Indexed keywords

FLUTAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUBERNACULUM; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; MALE BREAST; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTICULAR FEMINIZATION; TESTIS DESCENT;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGEN-INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; FETUS; FLUTAMIDE; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; RATS; SCROTUM; TESTIS;

EID: 75749101018     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.10.088     Document Type: Article

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