Early embryonic exposure of freshwater gastropods to pharmaceutical 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors res...
Early embryonic exposure of freshwater gastropods to pharmaceutical 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors results in a surprising open-coiled “banana-shaped” shell
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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In vertebrates, the steroidogenesis enzyme 5α-reductase converts testosterone to the more potent androgen 5α-dihydrotestosterone. Homologues of 5α-reductase genes have been identified in molluscs. However, recent findings suggest that vertebrate-type steroid androgens are not utilised in molluscan reproductive development. Genomic searches have rev...
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Early embryonic exposure of freshwater gastropods to pharmaceutical 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors results in a surprising open-coiled “banana-shaped” shell
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6848481
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6848481
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-019-52850-x
