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5α-reductase 5α-reductase deficiency

A/D ratio Arnold–Chiari malformation abdominal cavity ablepharia abortion accessory rib accessory sex gland accessory sex organ accessory thyroid tissue achondroplasia acinus acoustic meatus acrania acrocentric centromere acrocephaly acromegaly acrosome acrosome reaction activin acyclicity adactyly adenocarcinoma adermia adhesion factor aditus adolescence adrenal 4 binding protein adrenal gland adrenaline adrenocortocotropic hormone adult adulthood age-specific birth rate agenesis aggregation chimera agnathia alar plate albinism alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disabilities allantoic stalk allantois alopecia alpha-fetoprotein alveolus amastia ambisexual amelia ameloblast amelogenesis imperfecta amenorrhea amniocentesis amniochorionic membrane amnion amniote amniotic cavity amniotic sac amphibian metamorphosis assay ampulla anal canal anal membrane anamniote anaphase anaphase lag anasarca anastomosis anchoring villus androblastoma androgen androgen receptor androgenic androstenedione anemia anencephalus anencephaly anestrus aneugen aneuploid aneuploidy aneurysm angioblast angiogenesis angiotensin converting enzyme ankyloglossia anodontia anogenital distance anonychia anophthalmia anorchism anorectal anotia anovulation anoxia antemortem antepartum anti-Müllerian hormone antimitotic antrum anus aorta aorta-gonad-mesonephros region aortic arch aortopulmonary septum aphakia appendicular skeleton appendix arachnodactyly arachnoid membrane arachnoid villus areola aromatase arteriogenesis arteriovenous shunt artificial insemination aryl hydrocarbon receptor aryl hydrocarbon receptor nucleotide translocator protein atelectasis athelia athymia atresia atrial-septal defect atrichia congenita atrioventricular atrium atrophy auditory tube auricle autopsy autosite autosomal dominant mutation autosomal recessive mutation autosome avascularity axial skeleton azoospermia

basal ganglia basement membrane bell stage bicornate uterus bilaminar embryo birth birth defect blastema blastocoel blastocyst blastomere blastula blastulation blood–testis barrier bone age bone morphogenetic protein bone morphogenetic protein-4 brachydactyly branchial branchial arch brevicollis bronchopulmonary segment buccopharyngeal membrane bud bulbourethral gland bulbus cordis bundle of His bursa β-N-acetylhexosaminidase

Caesarian section Chernoff–Kavlock assay Cre/loxP Crouzon syndrome canal cancer capacitation caput epididymis carcinogenesis cardiac cardiac jelly cardiogenesis cardiogenic cardiovascular cartilage castration cataract cauda epididymis caudal cavitation cecum central nervous system centromere cerebral cortex cerebral hemisphere cerebral palsy cervical rib cervix checkpoint pathway chimera chondrification chondroblast chondrocyte chordin chorioallantoic placenta chorion chorionic gonadotropin chorionic sac chorionic villus chorioretinitis choroid plexus chromaffin cell chromatid chromosomal abnormality chromosomal inversion chromosomal translocation chromosome deletion chromosome ring clastogen cleavage cleft cleft cleft lip cleft palate cleft sternum clitoris cloaca cloacal membrane clover disease clubfoot coarctation cochlea coelom collagenous collembolan reproduction test coloboma combined repeated dose toxicity study compaction conal growth hypothesis conception conceptus congenital congenital adrenal hyperplasia congenital branchial cyst congenital malformation congenital retinoschisis conjoined twin connective tissue contraceptive convulsion corpus cavernosum corpus luteum cortex cranial placodes cranial suture craniofacial craniorachischisis cranioschisis craniosynostosis cranium cretinism cri du chat syndrome crista critical period crypt cryptophthalmos cumulus oophorus cyanosis cyclopia cyst cytogenetics cytomegalovirus cytotrophoblast

Daphnia magna reproduction test DiGeorge syndrome decidua decidual cell decidual cell response technique decidualization deciduum decussate defeminized gonadotropin secretion demasculinized dermis desynapsis developmental anomaly developmental biology developmental neurotoxicity study developmental susceptibility gene developmental toxicology developmental variation dextrocardia dextroposition diaphragm diathesis diencephalon diethylstilbestrol diploid dispermy disruption distal diverticulum dominant dorsal drug metabolizing enzyme duct ductus arteriosis dung fly test duodenum dysgenesis dysgonesis dysmenorrhea dysmorphia dysmorphogenesis dysostosis dysplasia

early life stage test earthworm reproduction test eclampsia ecogenetics ectoderm ectopia ectopic expression ectopic pregnancy ectrodactyly ectrosyndactyly edema efferent duct egg ejaculation ejaculatory duct electroporation embryo transfer embryo transport rate analysis embryogenesis embryoid body embryology embryonic disc embryonic induction embryonic period embryonic stem cell encephalitis encephalocele endocardial cushion endocardium endochondral ossification endocrine endocrine disrupter endoderm endometrium endothelium environmental factor epaxial epiblast epicardium epidemiology epidermis epididymal appendix epididymis epilepsy epiphyseal plate epispadias epistasis epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition epithelium epoxide hydrolase erectile dysfunction estradiol estriol estrogen estrogen-mimetic estrogenic estrous cycle estrus estrus syndrome euploid eutherian eventration evocation excurrent exencephaly exocrine exomphalos exophthalmia expressed sequence tag exstrophy external genitalia extracellular matrix extraembryonic membrane extraembryonic mesoderm extrinsic pathway

F1 generation FETAX Fertility Assessment by Continuous Breeding facial cleft facies fallopian tube fecundation fecundity female fertility female fertility index feminization fertilization fetal alcohol syndrome fetal anatomic position fetal pole fetoscopy fetus fibroblast fibroblast growth factor fish embryo test fish reproduction assay fish sexual development test fistula fitness foetus folic acid follicle follicle-stimulating hormone follicle-stimulating hormone releasing hormone follicular atresia follicular phase fontanelle foramen foramen magnum foramen ovale forward genetics fossa fossa ovalis frontonasal dysplasia functional genomics fundus

Graafian follicle gall bladder gamete gamete intrafallopian transfer gametogenesis gastric parietal cell gastroschisis gastrula gastrulation gene product gene silencing gene targeting genetic recombination genital genital fold genital organ genital tract genital tubercle genitalia genotoxic germ cell gene mutation assay germ layer germ line cell gestation gestation index gestation period gigantism gland glans glans clitoridis glans penis glaucoma glomerulus glucocorticoid glycolysis gonad gonadotropin gonadotropin-releasing hormone granulocyte granulosa greater omentum grey matter growth factor growth hormone growth hormone releasing factor gubernaculum

Hershberger bioassay Hirschsprung syndrome Human Genome Project haploid hemal hemangioma hematopoiesis hemimelia hemivertebra hemolytic disease of the newborn hepatic flexure hepatosplenomegaly hermaphrodite hermaphroditism hernia herpes hiatal hernia hippocampus hirsutism holoblastic cleavage holoprosencephaly homeobox homeobox gene homeosis homologous homologous recombination honey bee larval toxicity test hormone human chorionic somatomammotropin hydatidiform mole hydranencephaly hydrocele hydrocephalus hydromicrocephaly hydronephrosis hydrops hydroureter hygroma hymen hyoid arch hypaxial hyperextension hyperflexion hyperplasia hypertelorism hypertrophy hypoblast hypogonadism hypoplasia hypospadias hypothalamus hypoxia

in vitro estrogen activity assay in vitro fertilization ichthyosis identical twins ileocecal ileum iliac artery imperforate anus implantation imposex imprinting inbred strain induced abortion induced pluripotent stem cell infertility infundibulum inguinal canal inhibin iniencephaly iniopagus insemination integrin intermediate filament intersexuality intracytoplasmic sperm injection intramembrous ossification intrauterine intrauterine growth restriction intrinsic pathway ischemia isotretinoin

jejunum

Klinefelter syndrome karyolysis karyorrhexis karyotype keratin keratinization ketoacidosis ketone body knockout mutation kyphosis

LOD score Leydig cell Lyon hypothesis labor lactation lactation period lamina propria larynx leprosy leptocephaly leptodactyly lesser omentum leucism leukopenia levocardia ligamentum arteriosum limb bud linkage analysis linkage disequilibrium lipidosis litter locus lordosis lumbar puncture luteal phase luteinizing hormone lymphatic lymphoid lysosomal storage disease

Marfan syndrome Meckel diverticulum Mendelian gene Mendelian inheritance Mendelian trait Minamata disease macrocephaly macroglossia macrognathia macromelia macrosomia macrostomia male fertility male fertility index malformation malignant mammary gland masculinization maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein maxillary meconium median teratogenic concentration mediastinum medulla megacolon megadactyly menarche meningocele meningomyelocele meninx menopause menstrual cycle menstruation meroblastic cleavage meromelia mesectoderm mesencephalon mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition mesenchyme mesentery mesoderm mesogastrium mesonephric duct mesonephros mesothelium metabologen metallothionein metanephros metaphase metaplasia methylation microcephaly microcheiria microglossia micrognathia micromass culture micronucleus test microphallus microphthalmia microsatellite microstomia midgut minisatellite miscarriage molecular epidemiology monophthalmos monosomy morphogen morphogenesis morphological morula mosaicism mucous membrane mucus multicotyledonary placentation multifactorial inheritance multigenerational study mycoplasma myelencephalon myelination myeloblast myelotoxic myoblast myocarditis myocardium myometrium myositis myotome

nasal natality necropsy neonate neoplasm neural neural arch neural crest neural plate neural tube neural tube defect neurobehavioral neuroblast neuroblastoma neuroectoderm neuroendocrine neuroendocrine system neurohypophysis neuron neuropore neurotrophin neurulation nipple nodal noggin nondisjunction noradrenaline notochord nuclear receptor nuclear spindle nuclear type I receptor nuclear type II receptor nulligravida nulliparous

occiput odontoblast offspring olfactory bulb oligodactyly oligodontia oligomenomenorrhea oligospermia omentum omphalocele omphalosite one-generation reprotox study oocyte oogenesis oogonium optic orbit organ of Corti organogenesis orofacial cleft osteoclast osteogenesis ostium otic otocephaly ovarian cycle ovarian follicle ovary ovotestis ovulation ovum oxytocin

Papanicolaou smear palate palatine raphe paracrine parafollicular cell paramesonephric duct parametrium parasitic twin paraxial mesoderm parenchymal cell parietal parthenogenesis parturition patent ductus arteriosus pelvic kidney pericardium perinatal perineum peritoneal cavity peritoneum phage display pharyngeal groove pharyngeal pouch pharynx phenylketonuria philtrum phocomelia phytoestrogen piebaldism pineal gland pinna pituitary placenta placental barrier placental circulation placental insufficiency placental transfer pleiotropism pleura pleural cavity pluripotent polycystic polydactyly polymorphism polyploidy porencephaly post-implantation postmortem postnatal postpartum pre-eclampsia pre-embryo pre-implantation predatory mite test pregnancy premature birth prenatal prenatal development study preoptic area prepubertal prepubescence prepuce preputial separation primary oocyte primary sex organ primitive axis primitive groove primitive node primitive pit primitive streak primordial follicle primordial germ cell primordium proctodeum progesterone progestin progestogen prolactin prolapse pronephros pronucleus prophase prosencephalon prostate protamine protein kinase proximal pseudohermaphrodite pseudopregnancy psychomotor retardation puberty pubescent pubic pubic symphysis pulmonary pulmonary artery pulmonary surfactant pulmonary valve stenosis pup pyloric stenosis

quickening

RNA interference Robertsonian translocation rachischisis recessive reciprocal mesenchymal-epithelial interaction reciprocal translocation rectum renal reproductive cycle reproductive senescence reproductive toxicant reproductive toxicity test resorption restriction site rete rete testis retina retinoic acid retinopathy retroperitoneal reverse genetics rhesus factor rhombencephalon rostral runt

Sertoli cell Sertoli–Leydig cell tumor Spemann organizer sacral agenesis sagittal salpingectomy saturation mutagenesis scaphocephaly scoliosis scrotum secondary oocyte secondary sexual characteristic seizure selector gene sella turcica semen seminal vesicle seminiferous tubule sensitized strain septum serous sex chromatin sex chromosome sex-determining region Y protein sexual dimorphism sexual maturation sexual maturity sexual reproduction sexually dimorphic nucleus sibling signal transduction sinoatrial node sinus sinus venosus sister chromatid exchange situs inversus small interfering RNA molecule somatic somatic hypermutation somatomedin somatotropin somite sonic hedgehog spawn spawning sperm banking sperm motility spermatid spermatocide spermatocyte spermatogenesis spermatogonial chromosome aberration test spermatogonium spermatozoon spermiation spermiogenesis sphenoid bone sphincter spina bifida spinal column spinal cord spiral arteriole splanchnic spongioblast spontaneous abortion stalk stenosis sterility sterilization steroid steroid 21-monooxygenase steroidogenesis assay stillbirth stress-response pathway stromal cell subthalamus sulcus superfecundation superfetation supernumerary synapsis synaptonemal complex syncephalus syncytiotrophoblast syncytium syndactyly syndrome synophthalmia synotia

Tay–Sachs disease Tessier classification Treacher Collins syndrome tail bud tegmentum telencephalon telophase teratocarcinoma teratogen teratogenesis teratogenetics teratogenic index teratogenicity teratology teratoma testicular feminization testis testosterone tetralogy of Fallot thalamus thalidomide theca thoracic duct thrombocytopenia thymus thyroglossal duct thyroid gland thyroid stimulating hormone tonsil toxoplasmosis trachea transcription factor transgenic transplacental carcinogen transposition of the great arteries trilaminar embryo trimester triple screen triploidy trisomy trisomy 13 trisomy 18 trisomy 21 trisomy 8 trophectoderm trophoblast truncus arteriosus tuberoinfundibular pathway tubular fertility index tumor tunica albuginea tunica vaginalis turner syndrome two-generation reprotox study tympanic

ultrasonography ultrasound umbilical artery umbilical cord umbilical hernia umbilical vein undescended testis urethra urogenital urogenital sinus uterine crypt uterine cycle uterotrophic uterotrophic assay uterus uvula

vagina vaginal cornification vaginal patency vaginal smear vas deferens vasculogenesis vasectomy vasopressin velopharyngeal insufficiency vena cava ventral ventricular septal defect ventricular septum vertebra vertebrate vesicle vestigial viability villus vimentin virilization viscera vitellogenin vulva

Wharton’s jelly Williams syndrome Wnt wean web white matter whole embryo culture wild type

X chromosome X-linked

Y chromosome yolk yolk sac yolk stalk

zinc finger zona pellucida zygosis zygote intrafallopian transfer