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Retinoic acid signaling regulates sonic hedgehog and bone morphogenetic protein signalings during genital tubercle development.
Birth defects research. Part B, Developmental and reproductive toxicology - 1 Feb 2012
Liu Liqing, Suzuki Kentaro, Nakagata Naomi, Mihara Kenichiro, Matsumaru Daisuke, Ogino Yukiko, Yashiro Kenta, Hamada Hiroshi, Liu Zhonghua, Evans Sylvia M, Mendelsohn Cathy, Yamada Gen
Abstract excerpt
Retinoic acid (RA) plays pivotal roles in organogenesis, and both excessive and reduced amounts of RA cause developmental abnormalities. Reproductive organs are susceptible to teratogen toxigenicity, and the genital tubercle (GT) is one such representative organ. The physiological function of end...
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