| Title: | 2.1.4 Aberrant Sex Hormones Alter Phenotypic Sex |
| Author: | La Barbera, Andrew R.; Marsh, Karen; Bruce, Brendan |
| Description: |
GOAL: To describe the control of sexual differentiation and describe the consequences of defective regulatory mechanisms. 2.1 Objective: To describe the genetic and hormonal factors controlling differentiation of the gonads, reproductive tract and external genitalia. 2.1.4 Absence/ Excess of Hormone in Determination of Phenotypic Sex (Interactive Diagram) -What would be the potential consequences of a defect in synthesis or action of testosterone and / or mullerian inhibiting hormone in male fetuses? -What would be the potential consequences of a defect in synthesis or action of testosterone in female fetuses? -What would be the potential consequences of excess estrogen in male and female fetuses? |
| Bookmark: | http://hdl.handle.net/2374.UC/159 |
| Date: | 2008-08-15 |
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