title: Testicular Descent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, University of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Charalampos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mamoulakis
authors.affiliation: First Pediatric Surgery Clinic, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Spyridon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Antypas
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, University of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sofras
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takenaka
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Urology and Genetics of Human Reproduction, Department of Urology, Ioannina University School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sofikitis
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000728:Androgens / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013045:Species Specificity; D013737:Testis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D013739:Testosterone / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D007328:Insulin; C084797:Leydig insulin-like protein; D011506:Proteins; D013739:Testosterone