The ovary retains male potential after the thermosensitive period for sex determination in the turtle Emys orbicularis

Differentiation

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 193-201

  Dorizzi, Mireille ^a   Richard Mercier, Noëlle ^a   Pieau, Claude ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN; LETROZOLE; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME INHIBITION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; HEAT SENSITIVITY; MASCULINITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; TEMPERATURE; TESTIS; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; EMYS ORBICULARIS; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MALE; NITRILES; OVARY; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); TEMPERATURE; TESTIS; TRIAZOLES; TURTLES;

EID: 0029811611     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-0436.1996.6040193.x     Document Type: Article

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