Molecular mechanisms of external genitalia development

Differentiation

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 261-268

  Blaschko, Sarah D ^a   Cunha, Gerald R ^a   Baskin, Laurence S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; External genitalia; Hypospadias

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANDROGEN; CHLORPHENOTANE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; PHTHALIC ACID; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

BISEXUALITY; DISEASE MODEL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMINIZATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MASCULINITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENES, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENITALIA; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84866016955     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: 14320436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2012.06.003     Document Type: Review

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