Alternative (backdoor) androgen production and masculinization in the human fetus.

Masculinization of the external genitalia in humans is dependent on formation of 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) through both the canonical androgenic pathway and an alternative (backdoor) pathway. The fetal testes are essential for canonical androgen production, but little is known about the synthesis...

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Main Authors: Peter J O'Shaughnessy, Jean Philippe Antignac, Bruno Le Bizec, Marie-Line Morvan, Konstantin Svechnikov, Olle Söder, Iuliia Savchuk, Ana Monteiro, Ugo Soffientini, Zoe C Johnston, Michelle Bellingham, Denise Hough, Natasha Walker, Panagiotis Filis, Paul A Fowler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-02-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000002