Article
[Male pseudohermaphroditism. State and present problems (author's transl)].
La semaine des hopitaux : organe fonde par l'Association d'enseignement medical des hopitaux de Paris - 1 Jan 2000
Jambart S, Hamon P, de Gennes J L
Abstract excerpt
The authors describe the male phenotypic sexual development in the fetus: transformation of the undifferentiated gonad into testis under the HY antigen influence; testicular secretion of testosterone (which allows the development of the wolffian ducts derivatives) and of MIF (which inhibits the development of the mullerian duct; masculinization of the external genitalia under the influence of dihydrotestosterone....
Topics
- Androgens
- Cell Differentiation
- Disorders of Sex Development
- Humans
- Male
- Phenotype
- Testis