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Lack of expression of EGF and TGF-alpha in the fetal mouse alters formation of prostatic epithelial buds and influences the response to TCDD.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology - 1 Dec 2003
Abbott Barbara D, Lin Tien-Min, Rasmussen Nathan T, Albrecht Ralph M, Schmid Judith E, Peterson Richard E
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In utero, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) exposure causes abnormal ventral, dorsolateral, and anterior prostate development in C57BL/6J mice. Androgens, mesenchymal-epithelial interactions, and growth factor expression all have roles in initiating and regulating development and growth...
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