Gonadal structures in a fetus with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome and persistent Müllerian derivatives: Comparison with normal fetal development

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1119.e9-1119.e14

  Corbetta, Sabrina ^a,b   Muzza, Marina ^b,c   Avagliano, Laura ^b,c   Bulfamante, Gaetano ^b,c   Gaetti, Luigi ^d   Eller Vainicher, Cristina ^c   Beck Peccoz, Paolo ^b,c   Spada, Anna ^b,c  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d Ospedale di Mantova   (Italy)

Author keywords

AMH; AMHR2; androgen receptor; M llerian structures; testis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTOR 1A; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR RECEPTOR TYPE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SCREENING; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; GENE MUTATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESENCHYME CELL; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; MUELLERIAN DUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 79951958769     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.09.028     Document Type: Article

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