Taylor Hugh S
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
Fertil Steril. 2008 Feb;89(2 Suppl):e57-8. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.12.030.
HOX gene expression determines the differential developmental identity of the Müllerian duct. Diethylstilbestrol and several environmental xenoestrogens disrupt the development of the female reproductive tract by altering HOX gene expression, leading to structural and functional defects.
HOX基因表达决定了苗勒管的不同发育特征。己烯雌酚和几种环境中的外源性雌激素通过改变HOX基因表达来干扰女性生殖道的发育,从而导致结构和功能缺陷。