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The Male Fetal Biomarker INSL3 Reveals Substantial Hormone Exchange between Fetuses in Early Pig Gestation

The peptide hormone INSL3 is uniquely produced by the fetal testis to promote the transabdominal phase of testicular descent. Because it is fetal sex specific, and is present in only very low amounts in the maternal circulation, INSL3 acts as an ideal biomarker with which to monitor the movement of...

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Autores principales: Vernunft, Andreas, Ivell, Richard, Heng, Kee, Anand-Ivell, Ravinder
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4816311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27031644
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152689