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2013746

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-5-15
pubmed:abstractText
The role of 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the development of the genital organs and in the differentiation of the genital tract into prostate, coagulating gland (CG), bulbo-urethral gland (BUG) and seminal vesicle (SV) in male mice exposed prenatally to the 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor 6-methylene-4-pregnene-3,20-dione (6-MP) has been examined quantitatively. Female ICR mice were given 7 daily s.c. injections of the inhibitor (400 mg/day) starting on day 12 of gestation and the experiment was terminated on day 19 when the fetuses were removed by Caesarean section. In the prenatally 6-MP-exposed male mice the anogenital distance was significantly shorter than in the controls. Feminization of the nipples and hypospadias of the phallic urethra were noted. Development of prostate, CG and BUG was significantly suppressed. SV and testis development were not affected. These results lend further support to the conclusion that DHT is necessary for the development of the urogenital sinus (prostate, CG and BUG) and penis, and for the regression of the nipples in male mice. Reproductive abnormalities were not found in 90-day-old mice of both sexes exposed to 6-MP in utero. The 6-MP-exposed male and female mice had a normal reproductive capacity when mated with normal mice. These results show that 6-MP-induced growth retardation of reproductive organs is evident on day 19 of gestation, but that such retardation is no longer apparent in the adult.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-0795
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
128
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
395-401
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Quantitative analysis of the development of genital organs from the urogenital sinus of the fetal male mouse treated prenatally with a 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, Yokohama City University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't