Characterization of ovine SRY transcript and developmental expression of genes involved in sexual differentiation

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 567-575

  Payen, Emmanuel ^a   Pailhoux, Eric ^a   Merhi, Raghida Abou ^a   Gianquinto, Laurence ^a   Kirszenbaum, Marek ^c   Locatelli, Alain ^b   Cotinot, Corinne ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^c SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

AMH; CYP19; Gonadal differentiation; Sex determination; SF 1; SRY; WT 1

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; Y CHROMOSOME;

AGING; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE LIBRARY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLYCOPROTEINS; GROWTH INHIBITORS; MALE; MAMMALS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OVARY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; SERTOLI CELLS; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; SHEEP; TESTICULAR HORMONES; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0029786306     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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