Molecular basis governing primary sex in mammals

Japanese Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 363-379

  Nagai, Kozo ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

mammalian sex; primary sex determination; sex determining gene

Indexed keywords

HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN;

AUTOSOME; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030477796     PISSN: 09168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01876327     Document Type: Review

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