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Critical androgen-sensitive periods of rat penis and clitoris development

Androgen control of penis development/growth is unclear. In rats, androgen action in a foetal ‘masculinisation programming window’ (MPW; e15.5–e18.5)’ predetermines penile length and hypospadias occurrence. This has implications for humans (e.g. micropenis). Our studies aimed to establish in rats wh...

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Autores principales: Welsh, Michelle, MacLeod, David J, Walker, Marion, Smith, Lee B, Sharpe, Richard M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2816361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19656234
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.00978.x