RE: TESTICULAR DESCENT: A PROPOSED INTERACTION BETWEEN MULLERIAN INHIBITING SUBSTANCE AND EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR

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No AccessJournal of UrologyClinical Urology: Letters to the Editor1 Oct 1998RE: TESTICULAR DESCENTA PROPOSED INTERACTION BETWEEN MULLERIAN INHIBITING SUBSTANCE AND EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR Y. Siow and M.E. Fallat Y. SiowY. Siow More articles by this author and M.E. FallatM.E. Fallat More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62572-2AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail "RE: TESTICULAR DESCENT." The Journal of Urology, 160(4), pp. 1439–1440 References 1 : Serum levels of mullerian inhibiting substance in preterm and term male neonates. J. Urol.1997; 158: 610. Link, Google Scholar 2 : The gubernaculum during testicular descent in the human fetus. J. Anat.1987; 153: 93. Google Scholar 3 : Alterations in maternal epidermal growth factor (EGF) effect testicular descent and epididymal development. Urology1994; 43: 375. Google Scholar 4 : Epidermal growth factor reverses antiandrogen induced cryptorchidism and epididymal development. J. Urol.1994; 152: 770. Link, Google Scholar 5 : Mullerian inhibiting substance blocks autophosphorylation of the EGF receptor by inhibiting tyrosine kinase. Molec. Cell Endocr.1987; 49: 75. Google Scholar 6 : Historical review of theories on testicular descent. J. Urol.1995; 153: 754. Link, Google Scholar 7 : Studies on the regulation of testosterone synthesis in the fetal rabbit testis. Endocrinology1978; 102: 665. Google Scholar 8 : Developmental pattern of testosterone production by the rat testis. Steroids1980; 36: 675. Google Scholar 9 : Differential regulation of steroidogenic enzymes metabolizing testosterone or dihydroxytestosterone by human chorionic gonadotropin in cultured rat neonatal interstitial cells. Acta Endocr.1990; 122: 289. Google Scholar 10 : Abnormal sexual development in transgenic mice chronically expressing Mullerian inhibiting substance. Nature1990; 345: 167. Google Scholar 11 : The inhibitory effects of Mullerian-inhibiting substance on epidermal growth factor induced proliferation and progesterone production of human granulosa-luteal cells. J. Clin. Endocr. Metab.1992; 75: 911. Google Scholar 12 : A quantitative and interspecific test for biological activity of anti-Mullerian hormone: the fetal ovary aromatase assay. Development1992; 114: 721. Google Scholar 13 : Effect of AMH upon aromatase activity and LH receptors of granulosa cells of rat and porcine immature ovaries. Endocrine1994; 2: 553. Google Scholar 14 : Evaluation of murine placental degradation and transfer of (125) I) iodo-epidermal growth factor. Endocrinology1987; 120: 1190. Google Scholar 15 : Onset of endogenous synthesis of epidermal growth factor in neonatal mice. Dev. Biol.1987; 119: 38. Google Scholar 16 : Epidermal growth factor receptors in rat placenta, amnion and yolk sac: characteristics of specific binding are dependent on gestational age. Placenta1989; 10: 589. Google Scholar 17 : Fibroblast growth factor enhances human chorionic gonadotropin synthesis independent of mitogenic stimulation in jar choriocarcinoma cells. Endocrinology1988; 123: 2696. Google Scholar 18 : Epidermal growth factor induces differentiation and secretion of human chorionic gonadotropin and placental lactogen in normal human placenta. J. Clin. Endocr. Metab.1987; 65: 1282. Google Scholar 19 : Gestational age-dependent dual action of epidermal growth factor on human placenta early in gestation. J. Clin. Endocr. Metab.1992; 75: 1362. Google Scholar 20 : Cellular localization of immunoreactive epidermal growth factor during Wolffian duct differentiation of the fetal mouse. Urol. Res.1997; 25: 277. Google Scholar 21 : Epidermal growth factor binding in the developing male reproductive tract and its regulation by testosterone. Endocrinology1993; 133: 1178. Google Scholar 22 : Role of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in male reproductive tract differentiation: stimulation of EGFR expression and inhibition of Wolffian duct differentiation with anti-EGFR antibody. Endocrinology1997; 137: 905. Google Scholar 23 : The role of gonadal steroids in sexual differentiation. Rec. Adv. Hormon. Res.1981; 37: 1. Google Scholar 24 : The role of EGF in testosterone-induced reproductive tract differentiation. Dev. Biol.1991; 146: 106. Google Scholar © 1998 by American Urological Association, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 160Issue 4October 1998Page: 1439-1440 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 1998 by American Urological Association, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Y. Siow More articles by this author M.E. Fallat More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...