Arachidonic acid and male genital differentiation.

Abstract	Arachidonic acid (AA) prevents neural tube/defects, cleft palate, and micrognathia in the rat models of diabetic embryopathy and neural tube defects in the mouse embryo culture model. In this study, the involvement of AA in the male genital differentiation was described. These observations raise the complementary possibility that the AA-prostaglandin biochemical pathway may be a major mechanism mediating many embryonic events that involve cellular movement and fusion.
Authors	A S Goldman
Journal	European journal of pediatrics (Eur J Pediatr) Vol. 146 Suppl 2 Pg. S63-6 ( 1987) ISSN: 0340-6199 [Print] Germany
PMID	3121337 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References	Arachidonic Acids Prostaglandins Arachidonic Acid
Topics	Animals Arachidonic Acid Arachidonic Acids (physiology) Genitalia, Male (embryology) Humans Male Mice Neural Tube Defects (prevention & control) Prostaglandins (physiology) Rats Sex Differentiation

Join CureHunter, for free Research Interface BASIC access!

Take advantage of free CureHunter research engine access to explore the best drug and treatment options for any disease. Find out why thousands of doctors, pharma researchers and patient activists around the world use CureHunter every day.

Realize the full power of the drug-disease research graph!