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Identification of androgen receptor variants in testis from humans and other vertebrates.
Andrologia - 1 Jun 2013
Laurentino S S, Pinto P I S, Tomás J, Cavaco J E, Sousa M, Barros A, Power D M, Canário A V M, Socorro S
Abstract excerpt
The androgen receptor (AR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor member of the nuclear receptor superfamily. The existence of alternatively spliced variants is well recognised for several members of this superfamily, most of them having functional importance. For example, several testicular oestrogen receptor variants have been suggested to play a role in the regulation of spermatogenesis. However,...
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