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Requirement of Bmpr1a for Müllerian duct regression during male sexual development.
Nature genetics - 1 Nov 2002
Jamin Soazik P, Arango Nelson A, Mishina Yuji, Hanks Mark C, Behringer Richard R
Abstract excerpt
Elimination of the developing female reproductive tract in male fetuses is an essential step in mammalian sexual differentiation. In males, the fetal testis produces the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) family member anti-Müllerian hormone (Amh, also known as Müllerian-inhibiting substance (Mis)), which causes regression of the Müllerian ducts, the primordia of the oviducts, uterus and upper vagina. Amh...
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