X-chromosome inactivation during the development of the male urogenital ridge of the mouse

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-55

  Jamieson, Robyn V ^a   Zhou, Sheila X ^a   Tan, Seong Seng ^b   Tam, Patrick P L ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inactivation; Sex determination; Sry; X chromosome; Xist

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE DOSAGE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0031034115     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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