Testosterone exposure during fetal masculinization programming window determines the kidney size in adult mice.
Arttu Junnila, Kalle T. Rytkönen, Guillermo Martínez-Nieto, Mats Perk, Otto Mäkelä, Hao Li, Jenni Airaksinen, Ida Hyotylainen, Oliver Mehtovuori, Asta Laiho, Claes Ohlsson, Laura L. Elo, Satu Kuure, Matti H. POUTANEN, Petra Sipilä
The paper shows that fetal testosterone deficiency reduces adult male kidney size in mice by affecting growth pathways.
The FASEB Journal · Apr 4, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology