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SUBMITTER: Phillips TR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5012965 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Phillips Tiffany R TR Wright David K DK Gradie Paul E PE Johnston Leigh A LA Pask Andrew J AJ
Sexual development : genetics, molecular biology, evolution, endocrinology, embryology, and pathology of sex determination and differentiation 20150619 3
Mice are routinely used to study the development of the external genitalia and, in particular, the process of male urethral closure. This is because misplacement of the male penile urethra, or hypospadias, is amongst the most common birth defects reported in humans. While mice present a tractable model to study penile development, several structures differ between mice and humans, and there is a lack of consensus in the literature on their annotation and developmental origins. Defining the ontol ...[more]