TY - JOUR
T1 - The marsupial model for male phenotypic development
AU - Wilson, Jean D.
AU - Shaw, Geoffrey
AU - Leihy, Michael L.
AU - Renfree, Marilyn B.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2002/3
Y1 - 2002/3
N2 - In all mammals, androgen formed in the developing testes is responsible for the aspects of male development in which the Wolffian ducts, urogenital sinus and urogenital tubercle are transformed into the epididymis/vas deferens, prostate and penis. That these events take place after birth in the marsupial makes it possible to examine male phenotypic development during pouch life. In the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii, the testicular androgen 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol (5α-adiol) is formed in the developing testis, is secreted into plasma and has the capacity to virilize female young pouch when administered exogenously. 5α-Adiol is formed by immature testes in many species and appears to act in target tissues once it has been converted to dihydrotestosterone.
AB - In all mammals, androgen formed in the developing testes is responsible for the aspects of male development in which the Wolffian ducts, urogenital sinus and urogenital tubercle are transformed into the epididymis/vas deferens, prostate and penis. That these events take place after birth in the marsupial makes it possible to examine male phenotypic development during pouch life. In the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii, the testicular androgen 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol (5α-adiol) is formed in the developing testis, is secreted into plasma and has the capacity to virilize female young pouch when administered exogenously. 5α-Adiol is formed by immature testes in many species and appears to act in target tissues once it has been converted to dihydrotestosterone.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1043-2760(01)00525-2
DO - 10.1016/S1043-2760(01)00525-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 11854023
AN - SCOPUS:0036514773
SN - 1043-2760
VL - 13
SP - 78
EP - 83
JO - Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
IS - 2
ER -