The role of cremaster muscle in testicular descent in humans and animal models

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1255-1265

  Lie, Gabrielle ^a   Hutson, John M ^a,b  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cremaster muscle; Testicular descent

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; MYOGENIC FACTOR 5; MYOGENIC REGULATORY TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; MYOSIN 8; MYOSIN I; MYOSIN II; MYOSIN III; MYOSIN IV; TROPONIN T; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CREMASTER MUSCLE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; LIMB BUD; MESENCHYME CELL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TESTIS DESCENT;

ANIMALS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; TESTIS;

EID: 83555166084     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-011-2983-4     Document Type: Review

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