Insulin-like factor 3 levels in second-trimester amniotic fluid

Katrine Bay, Arieh S Cohen, Finn Stener Jørgensen, Connie Jørgensen, Anne Marie Lind, Niels E Skakkebaek, Anna-Maria Andersson

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Abstract

According to animal studies, the testicular Leydig cell hormone insulin-like factor 3 (Insl3) exerts a fundamental role in abdominal testis translocation, which occurs in the beginning of the second trimester in humans. Despite this, human prenatal INSL3 production has been poorly investigated.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Volume93
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)4048-51
Number of pages4
ISSN0021-972X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2008

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