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The male fetal biomarker INSL3 reveals substantial hormone exchange between fetuses in early pig gestation (2016)
Journal Article
Vernunft, A., Ivell, R., Heng, K., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2016). The male fetal biomarker INSL3 reveals substantial hormone exchange between fetuses in early pig gestation. PLoS ONE, 11(3), Article e0152689. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152689The peptide hormone INSL3 is uniquely produced by the fetal testis to promote the transabdominal phase of testicular descent. Because it is fetal sex specific, and is present in only very low amounts in the maternal circulation, INSL3 acts as an idea... Read More about The male fetal biomarker INSL3 reveals substantial hormone exchange between fetuses in early pig gestation.