The role of hox genes in female reproductive tract development, adult function, and fertility

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Du, Hongling ^a   Taylor, Hugh S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; HOMEOBOX PROTEIN HOXA13; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; HOXA10 PROTEIN, HUMAN; HOXA11 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROGESTERONE;

ADENOMYOSIS; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HOX GENE; HOXA10 GENE; HOXA11 GENE; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; LEIOMYOMA; MUELLERIAN DUCT; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; ADULT; DISORDER OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MULLERIAN DUCTS; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84953259986     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21571422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a023002     Document Type: Article

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