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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Katrina Bell
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-65498 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Biology of reproduction 20150408 6
Male sex determination hinges on the development of testes in the embryo, beginning with the differentiation of Sertoli cells under the influence of the Y-linked gene SRY. Sertoli cells then orchestrate fetal testis formation including the specification of fetal Leydig cells (FLCs) that produce steroid hormones to direct virilization of the XY embryo. As the majority of XY disorders of sex development (DSDs) remain unexplained at the molecular genetic level, we reasoned that genes involved in FL ...[more]